[PDF] Top 20 Polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system are not associated with overweight and obesity in a general adult population

... Objective: The increased prevalence of obesity and associated comorbidities, such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, has gained attention worldwide, and the ... See full document

... effect are diverse and complex due to RAS components are produced lo- cally by multiple tissues and not only by the classical pathway system ...(3). In this ... See full document

... Conclusion: In our study, the hypertension-associated polymorphisms are linked to the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis (ACE I/D, ACE A2350G), as well as to salt ... See full document

... to the effect of actions in more developed countries, that slowed down the incidence of obesity in higher SES classes, as seen in England [ 17 ...]. In ... See full document

... vascular, and neuroendocrine fac- tors. The etiologic role of genes implicated in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been widely ...ACE polymorphisms ... See full document

... changes in the adult heart. The rats from reduced litters had greater food intake and weight gain than control rats, and these changes persisted after weaning, so at the ... See full document

... shows the usual dosage of ACEIs. Lower doses are recommended for initiation of ...doses are generally used with continuing therapy to provide full 24-hour ...coverage. In ... See full document

... examined the effect of betaine supplementa- tion on body fat but no study is available on the effect of choline supplementation in ...decrease in fat mass and percent body ... See full document

... Pickering and colleagues have initially suggested that hyperten- sion and blood pressure are complex traits [33], and previous epidemiologic studies have found dozens of risk factors, ... See full document

... genetic and envi- ronmental factors, affects approximately 25% of the world’s population and consequently is considered to be one of the most common conditions for which ... See full document

... anthropometric and behavioral characteristics with sagittal standing posture among adults from the general ...part of the EpiPorto study, 489 adults were assessed during ... See full document

... function of the heart and blood ...investigate the role of the renin-angiotensin system in the etiopathogenesis of pseudoexfoliation ... See full document

... Department of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Prevention and Control of China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China, 2 Department of Epidemiology, Tulane School of ... See full document

... terminus of AGT with resulting production of Ang I which is subsequently transformed into Ang II by ACE [28, ...active renin is predominantly derived from the juxtaglomerular (JG) cells ... See full document

... to the presence of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in tissues and its specific influence on white adipose tissue, fat cells are possible targets of ... See full document

... third of adults have insufficient levels of vitamin D and there is an association between low vitamin D concentrations and adverse brain outcomes, such as ...involved in pro- cesses ... See full document

... schools in Porto Alegre, ...questionnaire and asthma was defined as a positive answer to all the following questions: “Has your child ever had asthma?” and “Did your child have wheeze ... See full document

... effects of estrogen are well recognized, but the mechanisms remain poorly ...that the local cardiac renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is involved in the ... See full document

... to the recommendations of the American Society of ...performed in all the groups, by double-blind observers with the use of a SEQUOIA 512 (ACUSON ... See full document

... Probably the main contribution of the present study was the demonstration, in the Brazilian population of signifi- cant differences between the allelic ... See full document