Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Citazione:
CaMK4 Gene Deletion Induces Hypertension / G. Santulli, E. Cipolletta, D. Sorriento, C. Del Giudice, A. Anastasio, S. Monaco, A.S. Maione, G. Condorelli, A. Puca, B. Trimarco, M. Illario, G. Iaccarino. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. CARDIOVASCULAR AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE. - ISSN 2047-9980. - 1:4(2012 Aug), pp. e001081.e001081-e001081.e001081. [10.1161/JAHA.112.001081]
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:
The expression of calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase IV (CaMKIV) was hitherto thought to be confined to the nervous system. However, a recent genome-wide analysis indicated an association between hypertension and a single-nucleotide polymorphism (rs10491334) of the human CaMKIV gene (CaMK4), which suggests a role for this kinase in the regulation of vascular tone.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
To directly assess the role of CaMKIV in hypertension, we characterized the cardiovascular phenotype of CaMK4(-/-) mice. They displayed a typical hypertensive phenotype, including high blood pressure levels, cardiac hypertrophy, vascular and kidney damage, and reduced tolerance to chronic ischemia and myocardial infarction compared with wild-type littermates. Interestingly, in vitro experiments showed the ability of this kinase to activate endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Eventually, in a population study, we found that the rs10491334 variant associates with a reduction in the expression levels of CaMKIV in lymphocytes from hypertensive patients.
CONCLUSIONS:
Taken together, our results provide evidence that CaMKIV plays a pivotal role in blood pressure regulation through the control of endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
angiogenesis ; arrhythmia ; endothelium ; hypertension ; hypertrophy
Elenco autori:
G. Santulli, E. Cipolletta, D. Sorriento, C. Del Giudice, A. Anastasio, S. Monaco, A.S. Maione, G. Condorelli, A. Puca, B. Trimarco, M. Illario, G. Iaccarino
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