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Biocell ; 30(3): 447-455, dec. 2006. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-491544

ABSTRACT

Essential hypertension is considered a multifactorial trait resulting from a combination of environmental and genetic factors. The angiotensin II type 1 receptor mediates the vasoconstrictor and growth-promoting effects of Ang II. The A1166C polymorphism of the AT1 receptor gene may be associated with cardiovascular phenotypes, such as high arterial blood pressure, aortic stiffness, and increased cardiovascular risk. We investigated the association between this A1166C polymorphism and hypertension in hypertense and normotense subjects from San Luis (Argentina) by mismatch PCR-RFLP analysis. Hypertense patients exhibited significant increases in lipid related values and body mass index. The frequency of occurrence of the C1166 allele was higher among patients with hypertension (0.19) than in the control group (0.06). No significant association was found between this polymorphism and essential hypertension in the study population, although the AC genotype prevalence was higher in patients with hypertension and positive family history of hypertension (32%) than in control subjects (12%). Patients with the A1166C polymorphism exhibited higher levels of serum total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and BMI than in control subjects. Taken together the genotype and biochemical parameters and considering the restrictive selection criteria used, the present results suggest a correlation between AT1 A1166C gene polymorphism and risk of cardiovascular disease.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Gene Frequency , Hypertension/genetics , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/genetics , Argentina , Genotype
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Acta cient. venez ; 41(1): 11-20, 1990. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-101168

ABSTRACT

Actualmente se acepta que los aminoácidos carboxílicos L-Glu y L-Asp tienen un rol como neurotransmisores excitatorios en el sistema nervioso contral (CNS). En el presente trabajo hemos realizado un análisis teórico conformacional con un modelo de mecánica molecular sobre compuestos activos en QUIS y NMDA-receptores, en la búsqueda de una correlación estructrura-actividad. En estos compuestos, consideramos la distancia COO-..COO- como la más importante para el análisis de la actividad de los mismos sobre los distintos receptores de aminoácidos excitatorios. Sobre los QUIS-receptores: Hemos encontrado que Glu, Asp son móleculas muy flexibles que pueden pasar con facilidad de una conformación a otra y alcanzar la distancia de 3A- entre los dos grupos COO-. Todos estos compuestos muestran una importante población en conformaciones con esta distancia. El antagonista GDEE tiene un 90% de la población total en conformaciones plegadas con una distancia de alrededor de 3A- entre los grupos COO-. Sobre los NMDA-receptores: IBO es un análogo rígido y la distancia COO-..CO- es alrededor de 4A- en las diferentes conformaciones encontradas. Asp. Glu, ß-Amglu y NMDA tienen una considerable flexibilidad y pueden adoptar fácilmente las distancia requeridas. Ellos poseen una considerable población en conformaciones que presentan una distancia COO-..COO- de alrededor de 4A-. Se propone que conformaciones plegadas son importantes para la actividad en QUIS-receptors, mientras conformaciones extendidas serían importantes en NMDA-receptors


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Humans , Central Nervous System/physiology , Receptors, Neurotransmitter/physiology , Kainic Acid/chemistry , Quisqualic Acid/chemistry , Models, Molecular , Molecular Conformation , Structure-Activity Relationship
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Acta cient. venez ; 39(2): 160-5, 1988. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-74774

ABSTRACT

Isoguvacine, isonipecotic acid, THIP and muscimol, agonist on GABA-receptors, were studied, looking for a structure-activity relationship. In this way, a conformational analysis was performed with an empirical atom-atom potential calculation method that was proved with success in previous works on biologically active substances. It has been assumed that hydration should eliminate electrostatic interactions and consequently, calculations are performed on molecules without charges. Muscimol, THIP, isoguvacine and isonipecotic acid are rigid structural analogues of GABA. The conformational analysis yield following result. Muscimol show a free rotation but, for different positions of the rotational group. a distance of 4,4 A- between CO and N was obtained. For the other compounds studied, twisted conformation was obtained, with an important population in each case. For these conformations a common pattem to all of them was found: adistance of about 4,4 A- betweeb the CO and N groups. This distance is found in partially folded (gauche-trans) conformations of GABA, with a 50% of the whole population. Then, we assumed that partially folded conformations, with a distance between potentially active sites of 4,4 A- may be important for the recognition at the BABA-receptors


Subject(s)
Receptors, GABA-A/physiology
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Acta cient. venez ; 35(5/6): 337-41, 1984.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-24650

ABSTRACT

En la busqueda de una correlacion conformacional que justifique su actividad, se ha estudiado un conjunto de aminoacidos biologicamente activos, y a los cuales se asigna un papel como neurotransmisores: Glutamico, GABA, Aspartico, beta-alanina y taurina. Se estudiaron los zwitter-ion de estos aminoacidos, por ser la especie preponderante a pH fisiologico, empleando como metodo de calculo un potencial atomo-atomo empirico. Como en estudios anteriores, se suposo que la hidratacion eliminaria las interacciones electrostaticas y, consecuentemente, los calculos se realizaron como si las especies no tuvieran cargas. Los resultados obtenidos en las conformaciones de minima energia, en las distancias interatomicas entre grupos presumiblemente activos y en las poblaciones conformacionales, estan en excelente acuerdo con los resultados experimentales de RMN en solucion acuosa


Subject(s)
Amino Acids , Neurotransmitter Agents
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