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New Blood Pressure Treatments May Result From Novel Pathway

by Tanya Thomas on June 24, 2010 at 10:29 AM Hypertension News

Through a study on mice, researchers have found that increasing certain proteins in blood vessels of mice can cause them to relax, thus lowering blood pressure.

The study provides new avenues for research that may lead to new treatments for hypertension.

New Blood Pressure Treatments May Result From Novel Pathway

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"The paper demonstrates that cytochrome P450 plays an important role in the management of high blood pressure, a disease of enormous public health concern," said Dr. Darryl Zeldin, acting clinical director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and senior author on the paper.

The study was conducted by researchers at NIEHS who teamed with investigators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.

The researchers created animal models that had a human cytochrome P450 (CYP450 or P450) in the cells that line their blood vessels.

The mice with the P450 generated more substances called epoxyeicosatrienoic acids or EETs, known for their role in protecting the cardiovascular system.

EETs relax and dilate the blood vessels and fight inflammation.

"We found that when the animals were exposed to substances known to increase blood pressure, the animals with the P450 had lower blood pressure and less damage to the kidneys compared to normal mice. We hope that these studies will advance the development of new treatments for high blood pressure," said Dr. Craig R. Lee.

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