Activity of two enzymes associated with apoptosis and cell aging in arterial hypertension.

Objective: To study the activity of two enzymes, transmembrane reductase (TMR) and cytosolic low molecular weight protein tyrosine phosphatase (ACP1), in arterial hypertension (HT) in a sample of adults aged over 50 years.

Methods: A sample of 153 adults, 77 with hypertension and 76 normotensive (NT), aged between 50 and 90 years (mean: 71.87 +/- 11.