Alicja Czopek, Rebecca Moorhouse, Léa Guyonnet, Tariq Farrah, Olivia Lenoir, Elizabeth Owen, Job van Bragt, Hannah M Costello, Filippo Menolascina, Véronique Baudrie, David J Webb, David C Kluth, Matthew A Bailey, Pierre-Louis Tharaux, Neeraj Dhaun
AIMS: Hypertension is common. Recent data suggest that macrophages (Mφ) contribute to, and protect from, hypertension. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is the most potent endogenous vasoconstrictor with additional pro-inflammatory properties. We investigated the role of the ET system in experimental and clinical hypertension by modifying Mφ number and phenotype. METHODS AND RESULTS: In vitro, Mφ ET receptor function was explored using pharmacological, gene silencing, and knockout approaches...
March 1, 2019: European Heart Journal