Proteomics in hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases

Delles, C. , Neisius, U. and Carty, D.M. (2012) Proteomics in hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. Annals of Medicine, 44(S1), S55-S64. (doi: 10.3109/07853890.2012.660494)

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Abstract

Hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor with a multifactorial pathogenesis, including genetic and environmental factors. In addition to hypothesis-driven strategies, unbiased approaches such as genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics are useful tools to help unravel the pathophysiology of hypertension and associated organ damage. During development of cardiovascular disease the key organs and tissues undergo extensive functional and structural changes that are characterized by alterations in the amount and type of proteins that are expressed. Proteomic approaches study the expression of large numbers of proteins in organs, tissues, cells, and body fluids. A number of different proteomic platforms are available, many of which combine two methods to separate proteins and peptides after an initial digestion step. Identification of these peptides and changes in their expression in parallel with disease processes or medical treatment will help to identify as yet unknown pathophysiological pathways. There is also potential to use proteomic signatures as biomarkers of cardiovascular disease that will contribute to population screening, diagnosis of diseases and their severity, and monitoring of therapeutic interventions.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Neisius, Dr Ulf and Delles, Professor Christian and Carty, Dr David
Authors: Delles, C., Neisius, U., and Carty, D.M.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health
Journal Name:Annals of Medicine
ISSN:0785-3890

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
464051Genomics and proteomics of hypertension and its vascular complications: the pathwayomic strategies.Anna DominiczakBritish Heart Foundation (BHF)RG/07/005/23633Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences