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(Hypertension. 2002;40:13.)
© 2002 American Heart Association, Inc.

Scientific Contributions

Amiloride, a Specific Drug for Hypertension in Black People With T594M Variant?

Emma H. Baker; Ajay Duggal; Yanbin Dong; Nicola J. Ireson; Monique Wood; Nirmala D. Markandu; Graham A. MacGregor

From the Department of Physiological Medicine, St George’s Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London, United Kingdom.

Correspondence to Dr Emma Baker, Department of Physiological Medicine, St George’s Hospital and Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE. E-mail ebaker{at}sghms.ac.uk

	Abstract

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The T594M polymorphism of the epithelial sodium channel is found in 5% of people of African origin and is significantly associated with high blood pressure. Although the T594M polymorphism could increase renal sodium absorption through affected channels, it is not known whether this polymorphism causes hypertension. Amiloride specifically inhibits overactive sodium channels and effectively controls blood pressure in Liddle’s syndrome, in which hypertension is caused by separate epithelial sodium channel mutations. The aim of this study was to determine whether amiloride was effective in lowering blood pressure in individuals with the T594M polymorphism. In an open, controlled study, 14 black hypertensive individuals with the T594M polymorphism were withdrawn from their usual medication and treated with amiloride. On entry to the study, individuals taking a mean of 2 drugs had blood pressure of 142/89±3/3 mm Hg. Amiloride alone (10 mg BID) controlled blood pressure effectively to the same level (140/91±4/2 mm Hg). When amiloride was withdrawn for 2 weeks, there was a large increase in blood pressure of 17/8±4/2 mm Hg (systolic, P<0.05; diastolic, P<0.01). On restarting amiloride, blood pressure was again controlled to 140/88±6/2 mm Hg. These results demonstrate that 10 mg BID amiloride is effective in controlling blood pressure in hypertensive individuals of African origin who have the T594M polymorphism. Our study supports the concept that the T594M polymorphism contributes to the elevation of blood pressure and suggests that consideration should be given to the use of amiloride in affected individuals.

Key Words: hypertension, essential • blacks • sodium channel • polymorphism • epithelium

	Introduction

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In London, nearly half of middle-aged adults of African origin have high blood pressure requiring treatment.¹ In those in whom high blood pressure is found, adequate blood pressure control is only achieved in a minority.¹ This poor blood pressure control is likely to account for the high incidence of hypertensive complications seen in people of African origin, particularly at a younger age, such as stroke and end-stage kidney failure.² Many of the drugs most commonly prescribed in the United Kingdom for the treatment of hypertension are less effective in black people than white people. For instance, ACE inhibitors and ß-blockers, which work by inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system, are unlikely to control blood pressure when used as single agents in black individuals who have lower levels of renin and angiotensin II.^3,4 Improved understanding of the mechanisms causing hypertension in people of African origin is important to ensure that drugs that control blood pressure adequately can more rationally be prescribed.

Abnormal activity of the epithelial sodium channel may be an important cause of high blood pressure in black people. The epithelial sodium channel is present in the apical membrane of cells in distal renal tubule and collecting duct. It permits reabsorption of sodium from distal tubular fluid. Increased activity of the epithelial sodium channel caused by genetic mutations as seen in Liddle’s syndrome results in inappropriate reabsorption of sodium and the development of high blood pressure.⁵ Mutations of the sodium channel separate from those causing Liddle’s syndrome have also been identified in black people.⁶ We have previously shown that one polymorphism, the T594M polymorphism, is found in 5% of the black population⁷ and is significantly associated with high blood pressure.⁸ The T594M polymorphism affects the regulatory C-terminal region of the sodium channel ß-subunit and alters a putative binding site for protein kinase C.⁹ This binding site is thought to mediate inhibition of sodium channel activity. The T594M polymorphism could therefore contribute to the development of high blood pressure by disrupting negative regulation and increasing sodium channel activity in a similar but less florid way to that seen in Liddle’s syndrome.

In Liddle’s syndrome, the high blood pressure is controlled by amiloride, which blocks the overactive epithelial sodium channels.¹⁰ The aim of our study was to determine whether amiloride would also control blood pressure in hypertensive black people with the T594M polymorphism.

	Methods

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Recruits
Hypertensive black people attending the Blood Pressure Unit at St George’s Hospital were screened for presence or absence of the T594M polymorphism of the epithelial sodium channel. Individuals who were heterozygous for the polymorphism were invited to take part in the study. These individuals either had blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg on no treatment after becoming accustomed to the measurement or were taking drug treatment for high blood pressure. Ethnicity was defined by skin color, place of birth or parents’ birth, and cultural identity.

Subjects were excluded from entry into the study if they had renal impairment, plasma creatinine >150 µmol/L, serum potassium >5.0 mmol/L, or they had evidence of target organ damage, for example, previous stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, heart failure, or other evidence of ischemic heart disease. Women of childbearing potential were only admitted to the study if they were taking oral contraceptives. Subjects were to be withdrawn from the study if they had creatinine >200 µmol/L, serum K⁺ >5.5 mmol/L, or blood pressure consistently >180/110 mm Hg.

Informed consent was obtained from all individuals before entry into the study, which was approved by the Local Research Ethics Committee of Merton, Sutton, and Wandsworth. Procedures followed were in accordance with institutional guidelines.

Study Design
This was a longitudinal, open-label study. Subjects were first observed on their usual treatment, then underwent 4 treatment phases: change from usual treatment to amiloride, treatment with amiloride alone, withdrawal of amiloride, and reinstitution of amiloride. At entry to the study, all individuals were advised, if not already doing so, to reduce salt intake modestly; this modest reduction in salt intake was continued throughout the study with dietary advice being reinforced at each visit. All individuals were then observed for 1 month on their usual blood pressure therapy (Table 1). After this 1-month observation period, 5 mg BID amiloride was added to their usual medication, and over the ensuing month, patients underwent gradual reduction of their usual medication with an increase in dose of amiloride to a maximum of 10 mg BID under careful supervision. Amiloride alone was then continued for 1 month. Next, the amiloride was stopped and subjects remained on no treatment under close supervision for a period of 2 weeks. Amiloride was then reintroduced at an initial dose of 5 mg BID for 2 weeks and increased to 10 mg BID for 4 weeks. Appropriate measurements of blood pressure, weight, urea, electrolytes, creatinine, plasma renin activity, plasma aldosterone, and atrial natriuretic peptide, as well as 24-hour collections of urine for sodium, potassium, and creatinine excretion, were made throughout the study.

View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   Table 1. TABLE 1. Medication and Blood Pressure at Entry to Study and Follow-Up Blood Pressures on Individual Participants

Clinical Measurements
Blood pressure was measured with a semiautomatic Omron HEM-705CP oscillometric blood pressure recorder.¹¹ Individuals rested for 5 minutes, after which blood pressure recordings were done in triplicate with the use of the appropriate cuff size, based on the upper mid-arm circumference. Blood pressure was measured with the patient sitting, and the values given are the mean of 3 recordings. Readings were therefore free of observer bias. Blood was taken without stasis and analyzed for sodium, potassium, creatinine, and urea and for plasma renin activity, plasma aldosterone, and atrial natriuretic peptide concentrations by radioimmunoassay.^12–14 Twenty-four–hour urine collections were started 1 day before attendance, and measurements were made of volume, urinary sodium, potassium, and creatinine excretion. Careful verbal and written advice was given to ensure that 24-hour urine collections were accurate. Weight was measured at each visit on the same set of digital electronic scales (Secca, Marsden).

Screening for the T594M Polymorphism
DNA was extracted from whole blood from each patient, and a 245-bp fragment of the sodium channel ß-subunit containing the region affected by the T594M polymorphism was amplified from DNA by polymerase chain reaction as previously described.^7,8 Subjects were genotyped to look for the T594M polymorphism by restriction digestion of amplified DNA.

Polymerase chain reaction products were verified by electrophoresis and digested at 37°C overnight with 0.25 U of Nla III. The restriction digestion was predicted to produce fragments of the following sizes: T594 homozygotes; one fragment of 245 bp, T594M heterozygotes; three fragments of 53, 192, and 245 bp; M594 homozygotes; two fragments of 53 and 192 bp. Digest products were resolved on a 2% high-pure DNA agarose gel and visualized by ethidium bromide staining. The 192- and 245-bp fragments could be seen by this method, but the 53-bp fragment was too small to be resolved on the gel. Genotype was confirmed in a proportion of samples by direct sequence analysis with the use of a dye terminator kit on an ABI 377 automated sequencer.

Statistical Analysis
Group values are given as mean±SEM for normally distributed data and as median and interquartile range for plasma renin activity, aldosterone, and atrial natriuretic peptide concentrations, which are not normally distributed. Paired Student t tests were used to test for differences in variables that were normally distributed. Wilcoxon signed ranks tests were used to test for differences in plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide concentrations. Two-tailed probability values of <0.05 were considered significant.

	Results

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Subject Recruitment
Fifteen black hypertensive individuals were recruited into the study (Table 1). One was withdrawn in accordance with the protocol after entry into the study after the development of hyperkalemia during treatment with 10 mg BID amiloride. This subject was noted to have mild kidney impairment at entry (urea, 10.4 mmol/L; creatinine, 128 µmol/L) and previously had undergone unilateral adrenalectomy for hyperaldosteronism. Subsequent treatment of this individual with 2.5 mg BID amiloride alone under careful supervision resulted in blood pressure control to 122/82 mm Hg compared with entry blood pressure of 123/73 mm Hg on two drugs, enalapril (5 mg BID) and verapamil (120 mg BID), and with blood pressure of 141/92 mm Hg on no treatment.

Blood Pressure Was Adequately Controlled on Amiloride Alone
In the remaining 14 subjects at entry into the study taking usual medication, blood pressure was 142/89±3/3 mm Hg (Table 1). After 4 weeks of a moderate reduction in salt intake in addition to usual medication, blood pressure was unchanged at 142/90±3/3 mm Hg. After 1 month during which amiloride was substituted for usual medication and a further month of treatment with 10 mg BID amiloride alone, blood pressure was controlled to the same level as that achieved by the 1.93±0.3 drugs taken at entry, to 140/91±4/2 mm Hg (Figure 1). Cessation of amiloride treatment for 2 weeks caused a significant increase in blood pressure of 17/8±4/2 mm Hg (systolic, P=0.048; diastolic, P=0.005). Twenty-four–hour sodium excretion was 102±15 mmol/24 hours on low salt diet and usual medication and did not change after 4 weeks of treatment with amiloride alone (103±12 mmol/24 hours) or after 2 weeks off all treatment (114±12 mmol/24 hours), indicating that sodium intake remained constant during the study.

View larger version (40K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Clinical and biochemical measurements in 14 subjects taking normal medication, after 1 month of treatment with amiloride alone, and on no treatment. Values are mean±SEM. *P<0.05 compared with systolic and diastolic blood pressure during amiloride treatment.

Changes in body weight and serum sodium and potassium occurred when commencing and stopping amiloride treatment. Body weight fell by 1.1±0.5 kg with amiloride treatment and increased significantly by 0.8±0.3 kg on cessation of amiloride (P=0.033). Serum sodium concentration fell by 1.3±0.6 mmol/L with amiloride treatment and increased significantly by 1.4±0.5 mmol/L on cessation of amiloride (P=0.024). Serum potassium concentration rose by 0.74±0.14 mmol/L with amiloride treatment and fell significantly by 0.77±0.12 mmol/L on cessation of amiloride (P<0.0001).

Plasma Hormone Changes Indicate Retention of Sodium After Stopping Amiloride
Plasma hormone activity was measured after 4 weeks of treatment with amiloride alone and repeated after 2 weeks on no treatment (Table 2). On cessation of amiloride, plasma renin activity fell by 0.73±0.27 ng/mL per hour (P=0.008), plasma aldosterone concentration fell by 720±222 pmol/L (P=0.001), and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide rose by 12.4±2.0 pmol/L (P=0.001).

View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   Table 2. TABLE 2. Plasma Hormone Levels in Participants After 4 Weeks of Amiloride Treatment and 2 Weeks After Stopping Amiloride Treatment

Confirmation of Antihypertensive Effect of Amiloride on Restarting Treatment
Paired measurements were available in 9 individuals who restarted amiloride after 2 weeks on no medication (Figure 2). Amiloride alone (10 mg BID) again controlled blood pressure to 140/88±6/2 mm Hg. Decrease in body weight and serum sodium and an increase in serum potassium again indicated that participants were taking amiloride tablets (Figure 2).

View larger version (52K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. Clinical and biochemical measurements in 9 subjects completing the protocol taking normal medication, after 1 month of treatment with amiloride alone, on no treatment, and after reinstatement of 10 mg BID amiloride for 1 month. Values are mean±SEM. *P<0.05 compared with systolic and diastolic pressure 1 month after restarting amiloride treatment.

Effect of Amiloride in Patients Previously Taking Thiazide Diuretics
Seven individuals were taking thiazide diuretics as part of combination antihypertensive therapy at entry into the study. Of these, 2 were taking a thiazide in combination with 1 other drug and 5 were taking a thiazide in combination with 2 other drugs (Table 2). Blood pressure in these 7 patients at entry was 144/89±5/4 mm Hg. Blood pressure was slightly but not significantly lower in these 7 patients when they had been changed to amiloride alone (10 mg BID) (blood pressure on amiloride) 137/89±6/3 mm Hg.

	Discussion

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We have shown in this open study with observer-blind measurement of blood pressure that amiloride alone effectively controlled blood pressure in black people with the T594M polymorphism. Many of these subjects previously had had severe hypertension, and the average number of drugs being taken on entry to the study was just under two, indicating that many of them had moderate to severe hypertension. When amiloride was withdrawn for only 2 weeks there was a large rise in blood pressure of 17/8±4/2 mm Hg associated with changes in weight, plasma renin activity, aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide, indicating retention of sodium and water. With reinstitution of amiloride there was again good control of blood pressure and a loss of weight showing that at least in these patients with the T594M polymorphism, amiloride is an effective blood pressure–lowering agent as well as being strongly natriuretic.

Amiloride, in conjunction with modest reduction in salt intake, is known to control blood pressure in patients with Liddle’s syndrome through specific blockade of upregulated sodium channels. Amiloride is not recognized currently as a powerful blood pressure–lowering drug, although, apart from its use in Liddle’s syndrome, it has been used in primary aldosteronism. Its use until now has been as a mild, distally acting diuretic that will correct some of the decline in potassium when large amounts of loop or thiazide diuretics are given. In this study, amiloride alone controlled blood pressure in people with the T594M polymorphism at least as well as the more potent thiazide diuretics given with 1 or 2 other drugs. This observation suggests that the effect of amiloride in people with the T594M polymorphism is more than that expected from a general diuretic.

Our study appears strongly to support the concept that the T594M polymorphism does affect the activity of the sodium channel and that amiloride appears to help to reverse this abnormality. However, before reaching this conclusion, it is important to realize that there are some drawbacks to our study. First, we used a longitudinal, open-label design to investigate the effects of amiloride, which we chose because of ethical considerations. Initially we had no idea what the effect of amiloride would be in these individuals with the T594M polymorphism with severe hypertension who were taking two or more drugs to lower blood pressure. We thought that at this stage of our knowledge it was inappropriate to conduct a double-blind study with withdrawal of therapy before entry to the study. We therefore designed the study to ensure careful supervision of withdrawal of therapy and substitution of amiloride. At the same time, we were also concerned that there might be large rises in plasma potassium, particularly as the dose of amiloride was increased to 10 mg BID. In the light of these concerns, the study was not blinded, and, indeed, one individual had to be withdrawn because of an increase in plasma potassium when amiloride was commenced. Observer bias is always a risk in an open study, although in our study we used the Omron semiautomatic sphygmomanometer to ensure that measurement of blood pressure was observer-blind. As an additional safeguard to ensure accuracy of our observations, we checked the efficacy of amiloride at three different points in the study. First, amiloride alone controlled blood pressure as well as previous combination therapy. A short cessation of amiloride therapy for only 2 weeks resulted in a large increase in blood pressure, and a second period of amiloride treatment was as effective as the first. The study, therefore, in our view does show that amiloride is effective in black hypertensive patients with the T594M polymorphism. A further important consideration is that we have no control group to be certain that amiloride would not be equally effective in black hypertensive patients without the T594M polymorphism.

In view of the above considerations, we are now conducting a double-blind study comparing the effect of amiloride in black hypertensive people both with and without the T594M polymorphism. In the meantime, we feel that our study provides strong evidence that amiloride at a dose of 10 mg BID is very effective as a single agent combined with modest salt restriction in black hypertensive individuals with the T594M polymorphism. These results provide further support for the concept that the T594M polymorphism may, in part, be responsible for the rise in blood pressure in these individuals that would indicate that this is the most common cause of secondary hypertension in the black population. Currently, we feel that all black patients with high blood pressure should be genotyped for the T594M polymorphism, and, if positive, consideration should be given to the use of amiloride to control their blood pressure.

Perspectives
Genetic investigations have successfully identified rare disorders in which single gene mutations cause hypertension. These discoveries not only have allowed insight into the structure and function of genes that regulate blood pressure but also have provided clinical tools for diagnosis and targeted therapy of these conditions. The challenge for genetic research in hypertension is now to see if these studies can be extended to identify diagnostic and therapeutic targets for essential (primary) hypertension. In pursuit of this, many investigators have found allelic variants in genes that regulate blood pressure, and some of these are associated with hypertension or blood pressure variation in the general population. Our study is the first to suggest that possession of one of these genetic variants is associated with response to specific therapy targeted to the affected gene product. Our study is an early example of the use of pharmacogenomics, the association between genetics and drug response, in essential hypertension. New technologies including the rapid identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms and simultaneous analysis of multiple genes could to lead to rapid expansion of this field and further advances in the treatment of essential hypertension.

	Acknowledgments

 
This study was funded by a grant from the British Heart Foundation. We thank Christine Carney and Rosemary Coltart for assistance with recruitment of individuals and clinical measurements and Michelle Miller and Abi Onipinla for measurement of aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide concentrations.

Received August 31, 2001; accepted May 7, 2002.

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