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ReviewHypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)2024

Immunomodulatory Activity of Cytokines in Hypertension: A Vascular Perspective.

Rinaldo R Dos Passos, Cintia V Santos, Fernanda Priviero, Ana M Briones, Rita C Tostes, R Clinton Webb, Gisele F Bomfim

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Review in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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.

Rinaldo R Dos Passos *Cardiovascular Translational Research Center, School of Medicine (R.R.d.P., C.V.S., F.P., R.C.W., G.F.B.), University of South Carolina, Columbia.ORCID 0000-0003-2146-0025
Cintia V Santos *Cardiovascular Translational Research Center, School of Medicine (R.R.d.P., C.V.S., F.P., R.C.W., G.F.B.), University of South Carolina, Columbia.ORCID 0000-0002-6553-3858
Fernanda PrivieroCardiovascular Translational Research Center, School of Medicine (R.R.d.P., C.V.S., F.P., R.C.W., G.F.B.), University of South Carolina, Columbia.ORCID 0000-0002-6022-2081
Ana M BrionesDepartment of Pharmacology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain (A.M.B.).ORCID 0000-0001-8218-5579
Rita C TostesDepartment of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (C.V.S., R.C.T.).ORCID 0000-0002-9446-0707
R Clinton WebbCardiovascular Translational Research Center, School of Medicine (R.R.d.P., C.V.S., F.P., R.C.W., G.F.B.), University of South Carolina, Columbia.
Gisele F BomfimCardiovascular Translational Research Center, School of Medicine (R.R.d.P., C.V.S., F.P., R.C.W., G.F.B.), University of South Carolina, Columbia.

Funding

LRRC8 anion channels, superoxide and RhoA in diabetic erectile dysfunctionR01DK132948 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI LAMB, FRED S, WEBB, R CLINTON · 2022 to 2025
$2.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK132948
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytokines play a crucial role in the structure and function of blood vessels in hypertension. Hypertension damages blood vessels by mechanisms linked to shear forces, activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone and sympathetic nervous systems, oxidative stress, and a proinflammatory milieu that lead to the generation of neoantigens and damage-associated molecular patterns, ultimately triggering the release of numerous cytokines. Damage-associated molecular patterns are recognized by PRRs (pattern recognition receptors) and activate inflammatory mechanisms in endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, perivascular nerves, and perivascular adipose tissue. Activated vascular cells also release cytokines and express factors that attract macrophages, dendritic cells, and lymphocytes to the blood vessels. Activated and differentiated T cells into Th1, Th17, and Th22 in secondary lymphoid organs migrate to the vessels, releasing specific cytokines that further contribute to vascular dysfunction and remodeling. This chronic inflammation alters the profile of endothelial and smooth muscle cells, making them dysfunctional. Here, we provide an overview of how cytokines contribute to hypertension by impacting the vasculature. Furthermore, we explore clinical perspectives about the modulation of cytokines as a potential therapeutic intervention to specifically target hypertension-linked vascular dysfunction.

Indexed as

CytokinesHypertensionAnimalsEndothelium, VascularHumansInflammationCytokinesadipose tissuecytokinesendothelial cellshypertensioninflammation

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PMID38686582
PMCPMC11168883

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