期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-RENAL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 313, 期 4, 页码 F1005-F1008出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00535.2016
关键词
TNF-alpha; inflammatory cytokines; natriuresis; renin-angiotensin system
资金
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences IDeA Program (COBRE) [P30GM103337]
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [HL-66432]
- Tulane Bridge Fund
- AHA Summer Research Fellowship
Hypertension is considered to be a lowgrade inflammatory condition characterized by the presence of various proinflammatory cytokines. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is a constituent of the proinflammatory cytokines that is associated with salt-sensitive hypertension (SSH) and related renal injury. Elevated angiotensin II (ANG II) and other factors such as oxidative stress conditions promote TNF-alpha formation. Many recent studies have provided evidence that TNF-alpha exerts a direct renal action by regulating hemodynamic and excretory function in the kidney. The cytokine incites a strong natriuretic response and plays a part in regulation of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system. The exact mechanistic role of TNF-alpha in the development of SSH is as yet poorly understood. While TNF-alpha antagonism has been shown to attenuate hypertensive responses in many hypertensive animal models, contrasting findings demonstrate that the direct systemic administration of TNF-alpha usually induces hypotensive as well as natriuretic responses, indicating a counterregulatory role of TNF-alpha in SSH. Differential activities of two cell surface receptors of TNF-alpha (receptor type 1 and type 2) may explain the contradictory functions of TNF-alpha in the setting of hypertension. This short review will evaluate ongoing research studies that investigate the action of TNF-alpha within the kidney and its role as an influential pathophysiological variable in the development of SSH and renal injury. This information may help to develop specific TNF-alpha receptor targeting as an effective treatment strategy in this clinical condition.
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