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Hypertension Flashcards

1
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What is hypertension?

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High blood pressure

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What causes hypertension?

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  • Salt and volume retention
  • Excess aldosterone can increase the amount of sodium in blood – increasing water
  • Vasoconstriction
  • Adrenaline/noradrenaline
  • Endothelium dysfunction
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What does angiotensin 2 do?

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  • Causes vasoconstriction of blood vessels
  • Makes kidney reabsorb more salt and water
  • Influence adrenal cortex which stimulates aldosterone
  • Impacts brain – release of anti-diuretic hormone VASOPRESSIN – increases volume
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How do the kidneys work?

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  • Blood comes in through bowmans capsule
  • Filtered in glomerulus
  • Reabsorption via NHE/SGLT (PCT)
  • Leftover stuff goes through loop of henle
  • Then through NKCC channels – target of loop diuretics – make kidney pass more fluid
  • Then through distal convoluted tubule (DCT) NCC channel
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What are the 3 targets of the kidney/nephron

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  • SGLT
  • NKCC channel
  • NCC channel
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Diuresis vs natriuresis

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Diuresis = passing out water
Natriuresis = passing out sodium
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What are baroreceptors?

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• Receptors that sensor pressure

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Where can baroreceptors be found

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  • Aortic arch

* Carotid sinus nerve

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How do baroreceptors work

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• LOW pressure detected = sends signals to the brain via vagus nerve to stimulate brain to send messages to increase heart rate and vasoconstriction etc

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current Treatments for hypertension

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  1. ACE inhibitor
  2. Low-cost angiotensin 2 receptors blocker
  3. Calcium channel blocker
  4. Thiazide like diuretic - work on DCT
  5. Spironolactone – aldosterone antagonist
  6. Alpha and beta blockers
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What are the limitations for current therapy?

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  • Already many treatment options so a new medication needs something special
  • Medication adherence for blood pressure medications is poor
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Which drugs can we repurpose for hypertension?

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  • Entresto – meta-analyses show that it lowers blood pressure more than ARB alone
  • Vericiguat = Victoria trial for heart failure suggested that vericiguat lowers blood pressure more than placebo
  • SGLT2 inhibitors = reduce blood pressure
  • Synthetic natriuretic peptide agonist – mimics natural natriuretic peptides
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Tell me about natriuretic peptide agonists

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  • Currently available as intravenous agents
  • Like neprilysin inhibitor it aims to increase the beneficial effects of natriuretic peptides
  • e.g., increases natriuresis and diuresis and lower arterial tone
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An example of a natriuretic peptide agonist

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• Cenderitide was tested In heart failure and blood pressure – shown small reduction in blood pressure

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15
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What drug can give a prolonged effect for high blood pressure? Help with adherence

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Angiotensin vaccines

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16
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How do vaccines help with adherence

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• You give it once or twice and then done

17
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Give an example of an angiotensin vaccine trial

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  • A phase 2 trial showed the effect of single dose angiotensin 2 vaccine lasting 14 weeks
  • Trial did not reach phase 3 BECAUSE:
  • The BP effects were small compared to ACEi
  • Results not reproducible
  • Can’t reverse effects maybe?
18
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New treatment - What is firibastat?

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Brain aminopeptidase a inhibitor

19
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What does the Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone system do? RAAS

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  • Elevates blood volume via:
  • Working on kidneys: Sodium and water reabsorption
  • Working on blood vessels = vasoconstriction
  • Heart
  • Brain
20
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How does RAAS affect the brain?

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• Through the angiotensin process

21
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How does brain control BP through RAS

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  • Increase in vasopressin – antidiuretic
  • Activation of sympathetic premotor neuron activity
  • Inhibition of the Baroreflex – baroreflex usually keeps pressure low
22
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What is new in the angiotensin process?

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  • APA converts angiotensin 2 into 3

* APN converts angiotensin 3 into 4

23
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What is APA

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• Aminopeptidase A

24
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What is APN

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• Aminopeptidase N

25
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What does angiotensin 3 do?

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  • It is produced in the brain
  • Angiotensin 2 and 3 have a similar affinity for angiotensin 1 and 2 receptors
  • They also have similar affinity for non-angiotensin 1 and 2 binding sites
  • Increases arterial pressure
26
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What is EC33 – Aminopeptidase inhibitor

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  • EC33 is a drug which STOPS APA so stops angiotensin 3 being made
  • Angiotensin 2 ability to increase pressure is also reduced by aminopeptidase inhibitor (APA inhibitor)
27
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What is RB150

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  • Known as firibastat
  • A drug which crosses the blood brain barrier STOPS APA
  • Decreases blood pressure
28
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Clinical trial data on firibastat

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  • Phase 2 showed trials showed the higher the blood pressure the greater the firibastat BP lowering effect
  • Acts as antihypertensive agent and NOT as a hypotensive agent
29
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Summary of hypertension

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  • Significant room for repurposing other cardiovascular drugs to use in hypertension
  • Potential for medicines that help more than one cardiovascular condition = SGLT2 inhibitors
  • Vaccines are an interesting development to improve drug adherence

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