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ReviewBioMed research international2014

Antibodies in the pathogenesis of hypertension.

Christopher T Chan, Maggie Lieu, Ban-Hock Toh, Tin S Kyaw, Alexander Bobik, Christopher G Sobey, Grant R Drummond

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Review in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Actions of immune cells in the hypertensive kidney.Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension · 2020
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  14. Immune mechanisms of hypertension.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2019
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  17. Novel Immune Mechanisms in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk.Current cardiovascular risk reports · 2017
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  18. Heterogeneity of B Cell Functions in Stroke-Related Risk, Prevention, Injury, and Repair.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher T ChanVascular Biology & Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
Maggie LieuVascular Biology & Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
Ban-Hock TohCentre for Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Medicine, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Tin S KyawVascular Biology & Atherosclerosis Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Alexander BobikVascular Biology & Atherosclerosis Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Christopher G SobeyVascular Biology & Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
Grant R DrummondVascular Biology & Immunopharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
Monash University · AUBaker Heart and Diabetes Institute · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has long been known that circulating levels of IgG and IgM antibodies are elevated in patients with essential and pregnancy-related hypertension. Recent studies indicate these antibodies target, and in many cases activate, G-protein coupled receptors and ion channels. Prominent among these protein targets are AT1 receptors, α1-adrenoceptors, β1-adrenoceptors, and L-type voltage operated Ca(2+) channels, all of which are known to play key roles in the regulation of blood pressure through modulation of vascular tone, cardiac output, and/or Na(+)/water reabsorption in the kidneys. This suggests that elevated antibody production may be a causal mechanism in at least some cases of hypertension. In this brief review, we will further describe the protein targets of the antibodies that are elevated in individuals with essential and pregnancy-related hypertension and the likely pathophysiological consequences of antibody binding to these targets. We will speculate on the potential mechanisms that underlie elevated antibody levels in hypertensive individuals and, finally, we will outline the therapeutic opportunities that could arise with a better understanding of how and why antibodies are produced in hypertension.

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AnimalsAntibodiesAntibody FormationB-LymphocytesHumansHypertensionAntibodies

Identifiers

PMID25050352
PMCPMC4090532
OpenAlexW1978617237

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