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Revised on October 29, 2007

The T8590C Polymorphism of CYP4A11 and 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid in Essential Hypertension

Cheryl L. Laffer^*; James V. Gainer; Michael R. Waterman; Jorge H. Capdevila; Michal Laniado-Schwartzman; Alberto Nasjletti; Nancy J. Brown; and Fernando Elijovich

From the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine (C.L.L., F.E.), Temple, Tex; Vanderbilt University Medical Center (J.V.G., M.R.W., J.H.C., N.J.B.), Nashville, Tenn; and New York Medical College (M.L.-S., A.N.), Valhalla, NY.

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: claffer{at}swmail.sw.org.

Abstract—A role for a deficit in transport actions of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) in hypertension is supported by the following: (1) diminished renal 20-HETE in Dahl-S rats; (2) altered salt- and furosemide-induced 20-HETE responses in salt-sensitive hypertensive subjects; and (3) increased population risk for hypertension in C allele carriers of the T8590C polymorphism of CYP4A11, which encodes an enzyme with reduced catalytic activity. We determined T8590C genotypes in 32 hypertensive subjects, 25 of whom were phenotyped for salt sensitivity of blood pressure and insulin sensitivity. Urine 20-HETE was lowest in insulin-resistant, salt-sensitive subjects (F=5.56; P<0.02). Genotypes were 13 TT, 2 CC, and 17 CT. C allele frequency was 32.8% (blacks: 38.9%; whites: 25.0%). C carriers (CC+CT) and TT subjects were similarly distributed among salt- and insulin-sensitivity phenotypes. C carriers had higher diastolic blood pressures and aldosterone:renin and waist:hip ratios but lower furosemide-induced fractional excretions of Na and K than TT. The T8590C genotype did not relate to sodium balance or pressure natriuresis. However, C carriers, compared with TT, had diminished 20-HETE responses to salt loading after adjustment for serum insulin concentration and resetting of the negative relationship between serum insulin and urine 20-HETE to a 1-µg/h lower level of 20-HETE. The effect of C was insulin independent and equipotent to 18 µU/mL of insulin (20-HETE= 2.84-0.054xinsulin-0.98xC; r²=0.53; F=11.1; P<0.001). Hence, genetic (T8590C) and environmental (insulin) factors impair 20-HETE responses to salt in human hypertension. We propose that genotype analyses with sufficient homozygous CC will establish definitive relationships among 20-HETE, salt sensitivity of blood pressure, and insulin resistance.

Key words: hypertension • obesity • arachidonic acid • cytochrome P450 • insulin • insulin resistance

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