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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Glomerular filtration rate change due to hypertension

As a general rule, at the beginning of the change in pressure alter renal function, has brought about the change in structure. By the time the structural change will affect the functionality. And finally when the original structure is broken, the function will decline. Hypertensive nephropathy occurs in the majority of hypertensive patients not treated.
The first stage does not change anything, MLCT slight increase.
Following stages: Signs persistent microalbumin in urine is an early stage of hypertensive renal disease. Glomerular filtration rate in normal.
If untreated patients with microalbuminuria will progress to clinical proteinuria (urinary albumin> 300 mg / mg creatinine or> 300 mg / 24 hours). Once clinical proteinuria, glomerular filtration rate will decrease rapidly, kidney failure will become increasingly clear.
Currently hypertensive renal disease is second leading cause of diabetes causes of end-stage renal disease should hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or kidney transplantation cycle in many countries. Compared with end-stage chronic kidney disease due to other causes, patients with chronic end-stage renal failure due to hypertension had more cardiovascular risk factors other than clear and mortality rates are higher. Preventing the progression of kidney damage is one of the main goals when treating patients with hypertension. Hypertension is a motivating factor in kidney damage progresses faster. Research MDRD (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease) in the kidney due to many different reasons to see patients with controlled blood pressure was positively reduced glomerular filtration rate slower than patients with blood pressure was maintained at normal levels. When aggregating data from nine clinical trials evaluating the effects of antihypertensive treatment on kidney function, the authors found that people with chronic kidney disease have uncontrolled blood pressure (> 140/90 mmHg) decreased glomerular filtration rate of 12 ml / min / year, whereas those with chronic kidney disease have high blood pressure is 130/85 mm Hg under control decreased glomerular filtration rate is only about 2 ml / min / year (equivalent to the reduction of physiological).
Change glomerular filtration rate in patients with renal hypertension when autoregulation mechanism in the kidney (renal autoregulation) no longer works. Normal renal autoregulation of renal blood flow and keep the pressure in the glomerular stable when the average blood pressure change in a wide range from 80 to 160 mm Hg. The mechanism of the self-regulate vasomotor reflexes of arterioles to (afferent arteriole): When the average reduction in blood pressure, arteriolar dilation to, whereas the average increase in blood pressure, arteriolar to co back. The feedback mechanism tubules - glomeruli (tubuloglomerular feedback) is the change in tone of arterioles to meet with tubular NaCl concentration away. In addition, the co arterioles go (efferent arteriole) mediated angiotensin II also contributes to maintain the pressure in the glomerular renal perfusion pressure decreased. Chart 1 below shows the relationship between average blood pressure body with glomerular filtration pressure, factors determining the glomerular filtration rate. Street performers self-regulate pressure in the glomeruli of normal, chronic hypertension who have normal kidney function and chronic hypertension associated with chronic kidney disease
In patients with chronic hypertension, due to endothelial dysfunction and structural changes of the renal arterioles, glomerular pressure starts to decrease at a rate higher than 80 mmHg and started to increase at a rate higher than 160 mmHg. If performing the change of pressure in accordance with changes in glomerular average blood pressure on a chart, we can see in people with chronic hypertension phenomenon curve "misses to the right." Particularly in patients with hypertension associated with chronic renal injury, self-conditioning system disorders glomerular arterioles before losing the ability to stretch. In this the pressure in the glomerular changes almost parallel with the average blood pressure.
The consequence of the reduction in glomerular pressure is decreased glomerular filtration rate, expressed as increases in serum creatinine. Increases in serum creatinine particularly common in patients with hypertension associated with chronic kidney disease. In the first phase the reduced glomerular filtration rate nature hemodynamic not reflect the reality of kidney damage and is usually transient. Glomerular filtration rate will be restored and improved if better blood pressure control improves the structure and function in renal arterioles and shifting autoregulation curve of normal position. If high blood pressure continues to increase, the damage increases renal fibrosis. clinical proteinuria appears constant and glomerular filtration rate will decrease rapidly. The higher the blood pressure, glomerular filtration rate decreases more. Finally, renal fibrosis completely lost filtering function and required replacement therapy.

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