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  • Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and affects a significant portion of the adult population, with many requiring treatment but only half responding effectively.
  • Research is focusing on understanding the complex mechanisms behind poorly controlled hypertension, particularly in relation to kidney function.
  • Recent studies highlight the role of the angiotensin II (Ang II) system within kidney cells, identifying new pathways that could be targeted for better management of hypertension.

Article Abstract

Hypertension is well recognized to be the most important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and end-stage kidney failure. A quarter of the world's adult populations and 46% of the US adults develop hypertension and currently require antihypertensive treatments. Only 50% of hypertensive patients are responsive to current antihypertensive drugs, whereas remaining patients may continue to develop cardiovascular, stroke, and kidney diseases. The mechanisms underlying the poorly controlled hypertension remain incompletely understood. Recently, we have focused our efforts to uncover additional renal mechanisms, pathways, and therapeutic targets of poorly controlled hypertension and target organ injury using novel animal models or innovative experimental approaches. Specifically, we studied and elucidated the important roles of intratubular, intracellular, and mitochondrial angiotensin II (Ang II) system in the development of Ang II-dependent hypertension. The objectives of this invited article are to review and discuss our recent findings that (a) circulating and intratubular Ang II is taken up by the proximal tubules the (AT) AT receptor-dependent mechanism, (b) intracellular administration of Ang II in proximal tubule cells or adenovirus-mediated overexpression of an intracellular Ang II fusion protein selectively in the mitochonria of the proximal tubules induces blood pressure responses, and (c) genetic deletion of AT (AT) receptors or the Na/H exchanger 3 selectively in the proximal tubules decreases basal blood pressure and attenuates Ang II-induced hypertension. These studies provide a new perspective into the important roles of the intratubular, intracellular, and mitochondrial angiotensin II/AT (AT) receptor signaling in Ang II-dependent hypertensive kidney diseases.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8364949PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.702797DOI Listing

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