dc.contributor.author | Patinha, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Pijacka, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Paton, JFR | |
dc.contributor.author | Koeners, MP | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-20T10:47:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-10-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | Oxygen sensing mechanisms are vital for homeostasis and survival. When oxygen levels are too low (hypoxia), blood flow has to be increased, metabolism reduced, or a combination of both, to counteract tissue damage. These adjustments are regulated by local, humoral or neural reflex mechanisms. The kidney and the carotid body are both directly sensitive to falls in the partial pressure of oxygen and trigger reflex adjustments and thus act as oxygen sensors. We hypothesize a cooperative oxygen sensing function by both the kidney and carotid body to ensure maintenance of whole body blood flow and tissue oxygen homeostasis. Under pathological conditions of severe or prolonged tissue hypoxia, these sensors may become excessively activated continuously and increase perfusion pressure chronically. Consequently, persistence of their activity could become a driver for the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Hypoxia-mediated renal and carotid body afferent signaling triggers unrestrained activation of the renin angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). Renal and carotid body mediated responses in arterial pressure appear to be synergistic as interruption of either afferent source has a summative effect of reducing blood pressure in renovascular hypertension. We discuss that this cooperative oxygen sensing system can activate/sensitize their own afferent transduction mechanisms via interactions between the RAAS, hypoxia inducible factor and erythropoiesis pathways. This joint mechanism supports our view point that the development of cardiovascular disease involves afferent nerve activation. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by the British Heart Foundation (FS/14/2/30630, RG/12/6/29670 and PG/15/68/31717) and the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme, Marie Curie Actions (CARPEDIEM - No 612280). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 4 October 2017 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fphys.2017.00752 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/29437 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | en_GB |
dc.rights | Copyright: © 2017 Patinha, Pijacka, Paton and Koeners. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | en_GB |
dc.subject | hypoxia | en_GB |
dc.subject | Kidney | en_GB |
dc.subject | Carotid Body | en_GB |
dc.subject | Hypertension | en_GB |
dc.subject | Angiotensin II | en_GB |
dc.title | Cooperative oxygen sensing by the kidney and carotid body in blood pressure control | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 1664-042X | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Frontiers Media via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Frontiers in Physiology | en_GB |