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Pathophysiology of Hypertension

Pathophysiology of Hypertension. Tatár M. Dept. of Pathophysiology Jessenius Med. School. - venous return - extracellular fluid volume - myocardial contractility. - vasoactive substances thickening of arteriolar wall. Essential Hypertension.

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Pathophysiology of Hypertension

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  1. Pathophysiologyof Hypertension Tatár M. Dept. of Pathophysiology Jessenius Med. School

  2. - venous return - extracellular fluid volume - myocardial contractility • - vasoactive substances • thickening of arteriolar • wall

  3. Essential Hypertension • Hemodynamic effect of hormonal, neural and renal dysregulation of blood pressure • Pathogenesis is probably a slow and gradual process • No single or specific cause • Initiating factors may no longer be apparent when hypertension is developed, since they have been „normalised“ by the compensatory interactions • Initial phase: cardiac output • Late phase: peripheral arteriolar resistance, cardiac output is normalised

  4. INCREASED EXTRACELLULAR FLUID VOLUME INCREASED BLOOD VOLUME INCREASED VENOUS RETURN INCREASED CARDIAC OUTPUT AUTOREGULATION INCREASED TOTAL PERIPHERAL RESISTANCE INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE

  5. Mechanisms of EH •  activity of renin-angiotensin-aldosteron • Hyperfunction of sympathetic system • Vasoactive substances - endothelial dysfunction • Insulin resistance obesity • Arteriolar hypertrophy • Renal defect to excrete sodium

  6. Increased R-A-A activity ANGIOTENSINOGENE RENIN J-G ACE ANGIOTENSINII ANGIOTENSINI ALDOSTERON VASOCONSTRICTION Na+ RETENTION negativefeed back BLOOD PRESSURE

  7. Tissue R-A system (Beevers et al., 2001) • - catecholamine and endothelin release • induction of hypertrophy of smooth muscle cells, • cardiomyocytes

  8. Hyperfunction of sympathetic system • Primary  activity of vasomotor neurons • Angiotensin II and endothelin increases activity of vasomotor neurons • Norepinephrine potentiates renin releasing

  9. Vacoactive substances Influence on vascular tone and sodium transport Endothelin Digitalis (ouabain) – like substance Natriuretic peptides

  10. Sodium transport across vascular smooth muscle cell membrane • Sodium retention  activation of natriuretic mechanisms • Digitalis - like inhibitor of Na+,K+,ATP-ase

  11. INSULIN RESISTANCE HYPERINSULINEMIA  HDL SYNDROME X OBESITY HYPERTENSION  VLDL GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE

  12. INSULIN RESISTANCE HYPERINSULINEMIA • SYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY SODIUM RETENTION ARTERIOLAR HYPERTROPHY HYPERTENSION

  13. (tonic activity) Regulatory cells (Reaven et al., 1996)

  14. Hypertrophyof Arteriolar Wall RENAL HYPOPERFUSION STRESS OBESITY Na+ RETENTION NATRIURETIC HORMON INSULIN CATECHOLAMINES ANGIOTENSIN PRESSURE-GROWTH EFFECTS  INTRACELLULAR Ca2+  Na+/H+ EXCHANGE SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION VASCULAR WALL HYPERTROPHY • PERIPHERAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE

  15. (Brown, 1997)

  16. Role of Kidneys (Johnson et al., 2002)

  17. Renal Lesions 1st phase- normal kydneys and sodium excretion - sympathetic hyperactivity, R-A stimulation  renal vasoconstriction 2nd phase- tubular ischemia - interstitial inflammation -  ultrafiltration and  Na+ reabsorbtion  increased blood pressure 3rd phase- elimination of tubular ischemia; sodium excretion is normal BP is more increased after enhanced salt intake

  18. Right shift of „pressure-natriuretic“ line (Cowley and Roman, 1996)

  19. Conclusions • Interaction between increased activity of sympatihetic and R-A systems and dysregulation of sodium balance and intravascular volume • Endothelial dysfunction – dysbalance between vasoconstrictor and vasodilator agents • Hyperinsulinemia – a) direct effect on sodium retention, b) sympathetic activation through the suppression of regulatory neurons in hypothalamus • Hypertrophy of arteriolar wall – increased vasoconstrictor reactivity • Genetic factors: dysfunction of membrane mechanisms of vascular smooth muscle cells; disorder of sodium exchange in nephron epithelial cells • Acquired renal injury: sodium intake is excreted only with increased blood pressure

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