Common variants in the Na.sup.+-coupled bicarbonate transporter genes and salt sensitivity of blood pressure: the GenSalt study

The current study comprehensively examined the association between common variants in the Na.sup.+-coupled bicarbonate transporter (NCBT) genes and blood pressure (BP) responses to dietary sodium intervention. A 7-day low-sodium followed by a 7-day high-sodium dietary intervention was conducted amon...

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Published inJournal of human hypertension Vol. 30; no. 9; p. 543
Main Authors Gu, C.C, Guo, L, Gu, D, Hixson, J.E, Liu, F, He, J, Jaquish, C E, Huang, J, Chen, S, Yang, X, Zhao, Q
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nature Publishing Group 01.09.2016
Subjects
Cardiovascular research
Development and progression
Genetic aspects
Genetic variation
Health aspects
Hypertension
Risk factors
Sodium channels
Sodium in the body
China
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Summary:The current study comprehensively examined the association between common variants in the Na.sup.+-coupled bicarbonate transporter (NCBT) genes and blood pressure (BP) responses to dietary sodium intervention. A 7-day low-sodium followed by a 7-day high-sodium dietary intervention was conducted among 1906 Han participants from rural areas of northern China. Nine BP measurements were obtained at baseline and each intervention using a random-zero sphygmomanometer. A mixed-effect model was used to assess the additive associations of 76 common variants in five NCBT genes, including SLC4A4, SLC4A5, SLC4A7, SLC4A8 and SLC4A10, with salt sensitivity phenotypes. The Bonferroni method was used to adjust for multiple testing. SLC4A4 marker rs4254735 was significantly associated with diastolic BP (DBP) response to low-sodium intervention (P=5.05 × 10.sup.-4), with mean (95% confidence interval (CI)) response of -2.91 (-3.21, -2.61) and -0.40 (-1.84, 1.05) mmHg for genotype AA and AG, respectively. In addition, BP responses to high-sodium intervention significantly increased with the number of minor C alleles of SLC4A4 marker rs10022637. Mean systolic BP responses among those with genotypes TT, CT and CC were 4.62 (4.29, 4.99), 5.94 (5.31, 6.58) and 6.00 (3.57, 8.43) mmHg (P=1.14 × 10.sup.-4); mean DBP responses were 1.72 (1.41, 2.03), 3.22 (2.52, 3.92) and 3.94 (1.88, 5.99) mmHg (P=2.26 × 10.sup.-5) and mean arterial pressure responses were 2.69 (2.40, 2.97), 4.13 (3.57, 4.70) and 4.61 (2.51, 6.71) mmHg (P=2.07 × 10.sup.-6), respectively. In brief, the present study indicated that common variants in the SLC4A4 gene might contribute to the variation of BP responses to dietary sodium intake in Han Chinese population.
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