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    Ethnic differences in microvascular function in apparently healthy South African men and women

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    http://hdl.handle.net/11287/593850
    Author
    Pienaar, P. R.
    Micklesfield, L. K.
    Gill, J. M.
    Shore, Angela
    Gooding, K. M.
    Levitt, N. S.
    Lambert, E. V.
    Date
    2014-07-01
    Journal
    Experimental physiology
    Type
    Journal Article
    Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    Publisher
    Wiley
    DOI
    10.1113/expphysiol.2014.078519
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    Abstract
    Microvascular dysfunction precedes the clinical manifestations of cardiovascular disease. Given the ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease, we aimed to investigate ethnic differences in microvascular endothelial function in a group of young (18-33 years old), apparently healthy individuals (n = 33, nine Black African, 12 mixed ancestry and 12 Caucasian). Microvascular endothelium-dependent and -independent function was assessed by laser Doppler imagery and iontophoresis of ACh and sodium nitroprusside (SNP), respectively, adjusting for skin resistance. Microvascular reactivity was expressed as maximum absolute perfusion, percentage change from baseline and area under the curve (AUC). Skin resistance was significantly lower in the Caucasian group in response to ACh (Caucasian, mean 0.16 +/- 0.03 Omega versus Black, 0.21 +/- 0.04 Omega and mixed ancestry, 0.20 +/- 0.02 Omega, P < 0.01) and SNP (Caucasian, 0.08 +/- 0.01 Omega versus Black, 0.11 +/- 0.02 Omega and mixed ancestry, 0.12 +/- 0.01 Omega, P < 0.01). Microvascular function in response to ACh was significantly higher in the Caucasian group compared with the other two groups; however, after adjusting for skin resistance these differences were no longer significant. Conversely, the microvascular SNP response remained significantly higher in the Caucasian group, even after adjusting for skin resistance (P < 0.01). Diastolic blood pressure was inversely associated with the AUC of ACh (r = -0.4) and all SNP responses (r = -0.3 to -0.6). Skin resistance was inversely associated with AUC and maximum absolute ACh response (r = -0.59 and -0.64, respectively) and all SNP responses (r = -0.37 to -0.79). Ethnic differences in endothelium-independent microvascular function may contribute to ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease. Moreover, skin resistance plays a significant role in the interpretation of the microvascular response to outcomes of iontophoresis in a multiethnic group.
    Citation
    Exp Physiol. 2014 Jul;99(7):985-94.
    Publisher URL
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.2014.078519
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