PMID- 27490532 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170321 LR - 20181113 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 8 DP - 2016 Aug 1 TI - Serum Concentrations of Endothelin-1 and Matrix Metalloproteinases-2, -9 in Pre-Hypertensive and Hypertensive Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. LID - 10.3390/ijms17081182 [doi] LID - 1182 AB - Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is one of the most potent vasoconstrictors known to date. While its plasma or serum concentrations are elevated in some forms of experimental and human hypertension, this is not a consistent finding in all forms of hypertension. Matrix metalloproteinases -2 and -9 (MMP-2 and MMP-9), which degrade collagen type IV of the vascular basement membrane, are responsible for vascular remodeling, inflammation, and atherosclerotic complications, including in type 2 diabetes (T2D). In our study, we compared concentrations of ET-1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 in pre-hypertensive (PHTN) and hypertensive (HTN) T2D patients with those of healthy normotensive controls (N). ET-1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 were measured by ELISA. Concentrations of ET-1 in PHTN and N were very similar, while those in HTN were significantly higher. Concentrations of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in PHTN and HTN were also significantly higher compared to N. An interesting result in our study is that concentrations of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in HTN were lower compared to PHTN. In conclusion, we showed that increased production of ET-1 in patients with T2D can lead to long-lasting increases in blood pressure (BP) and clinical manifestation of hypertension. We also demonstrated that increased levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in pre-hypertensive and hypertensive patients with T2D mainly reflect the early vascular changes in extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover. FAU - Kostov, Krasimir AU - Kostov K AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical University-Pleven, 1 Kliment Ohridski Str., 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria. dr.krasi_kostov@abv.bg. FAU - Blazhev, Alexander AU - Blazhev A AD - Division of Biology, Medical University-Pleven, 1 Kliment Ohridski Str., 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria. yalishanda9@gmail.com. FAU - Atanasova, Milena AU - Atanasova M AD - Division of Biology, Medical University-Pleven, 1 Kliment Ohridski Str., 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria. milenaar2001@yahoo.com. FAU - Dimitrova, Anelia AU - Dimitrova A AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical University-Pleven, 1 Kliment Ohridski Str., 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria. anelija.dimitrova@gmail.com. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160801 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Endothelin-1) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (MMP2 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 2) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (MMP9 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Biomarkers/*blood MH - Blood Pressure MH - Bulgaria/epidemiology MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood/*physiopathology MH - Endothelin-1/*blood MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Hypertension/*blood/diagnosis/*epidemiology MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/*blood MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/*blood MH - Middle Aged MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC5000590 OTO - NOTNLM OT - endothelin-1 OT - matrix metalloproteinases-2 OT - matrix metalloproteinases-9 OT - pre-hypertension OT - type 2 diabetes OT - vascular remodeling EDAT- 2016/08/05 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/23 06:00 PMCR- 2016/08/01 CRDT- 2016/08/05 06:00 PHST- 2016/06/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/07/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/07/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/08/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/08/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms17081182 [pii] AID - ijms-17-01182 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms17081182 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2016 Aug 1;17(8):1182. doi: 10.3390/ijms17081182.