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ReviewJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2025

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: A Novel Target for the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension and Its Related Diseases.

Xin Ma, Fei Si, Jie Ma, Chuyan Feng, Yingdong Wang, Luosha Wang, Jing Yu

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Review in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Xin MaThe Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2230-8973
Fei SiThe Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jie MaThe Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Chuyan FengThe Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yingdong WangThe Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Luosha WangThe Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jing YuThe Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4164-764X

Funding

Cuiying Scientific and Technological Innovation Program of Lanzhou University Second Hospital CY2021-MS-A13International science and technology cooperation base PR0124002National Natural Science Foundation of China 81960086National Natural Science Foundation of China 82160089National Natural Science Foundation of China 82460086Special Fund Project for Doctoral Training of the Lanzhou University Second Hospital YJS-BD-24
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Abstract

Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) emerges as a critical pathophysiological nexus in hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases. Chronic ERS activation via the IRE1α-XBP1, ATF6, and PERK pathways drives vascular endothelial dysfunction (reduced NO bioavailability, increased ET-1), renin-angiotensin system (RAS) hyperactivation, sympathetic overactivation, and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) maladaptive proliferation/apoptosis, collectively promoting hypertension progression and end-organ damage. Pharmacological targeting of ERS demonstrates therapeutic promise: chemical chaperones 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) and tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) stabilise proteostasis, reduce oxidative stress, and inhibit apoptosis; antioxidants N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and melatonin attenuate ERS-oxidative stress crosstalk. Notably, conventional antihypertensives-ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)-exert ancillary benefits by suppressing ERS beyond their primary RAS blockade. Preclinical evidence supports the efficacy of these strategies in reversing hypertensive pathophysiology. Future research must prioritise isoform-selective ERS modulator development, validation in human trials, biomarker discovery, and elucidating ERS roles in therapy-induced hypertension. Targeting ERS represents a transformative mechanotherapeutic paradigm for precision hypertension management.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum StressHypertensionAnimalsAntihypertensive AgentsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyOxidative StressPhenylbutyratesRenin-Angiotensin SystemSignal TransductionTaurochenodeoxycholic Acid4-phenylbutyric acidAntihypertensive AgentsPhenylbutyratesTaurochenodeoxycholic Acidursodoxicoltaurineendoplasmic reticulum stressERS‐related signalling pathwayshypertensionpathogenic mechanismstargeted therapy

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PMID41360758
PMCPMC12685564

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