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Table 2 Studies regarding relationship of copeptin and hypertension

From: Pathophysiology of copeptin in kidney disease and hypertension

Study

Subjects

Main finding

Banasiuk et al, 2014

53 essential hypertensive adolesants and 31 normotensive adolesants (control group)

-Hypertensive patients had higher serum copeptin levels (median, 267 vs. 107.3 (P <0.01)

-Copeptin is positively correlated with both 24-h systolic and diastolic BP and night time BP load

-In multiple regression models copeptin is independently associated with, systolic BP, uric acid and body mass index

Uzun et al, 2015

-76 newly diagnosed, non-treated, hypertensive patients

-36 patients were dippers and 40 were non-dippers

-The mean copeptin values were found to be significantly higher in the nondipper hypertensive group [1.66 (1.19–4.01) and 1.35 (1.12–2.09) IU/ml, respectively, P = 0.026].

-There were weak positive correlations between copeptin and 24-h daytime systolic (r: 0.350, P = 0.027) and diastolic BP (r:0.372, P = 0.018)

-The correlations between copeptin and nocturnal systolic (r: 0.593, P < 0.0001) and diastolic BPs(r: 0.523, P = 0.001) are stronger compared to daytime values

Schoen et al, 2015

-prospective cohort study of 2012 healthy individuals between 25 and 41 years

-In multivariable linear regression models, log transformed copeptin was significantly associated with systolic and diastolic night-time BP levels among men but not among women.

-Copeptin was strongly associated with an increased systolic and diastolic daytime and night-time BP variability

-There was no relationship between copeptin and daytime BPs both in men and women

-There is significant correlation between copeptin and nighttime BP among men but not among women

Mendes et al,2016

-140 patients with resistant hypertension (defined as supine office BP of at least 140 and/or 90 mmHg who received a 4-week standardized triple therapy regimen, including hydrochlorothiazide (12.5 mg/day), irbesartan (300 mg/day), and amlodipine (5 mg/day) and 26 patients with controlled hypertension

-Resistant hypertensive patients were then randomized for 12 weeks of sequential nephron blockade (n:74) or sequential RAS blockade (n:66).

-Plasma copeptin concentrations was higher in resistant hypertension compared to controlled hypertension ([geometric mean 5.7 (confidence interval 95% 5.1–6.4) vs. 2.9 (2.3–3.9) fmol/ml, adjusted P < 0.0001).

-At 12 weeks, plasma copeptin concentration in patients whose BP was controlled by sequential nephron blockade or sequential RAS blockade [6.8 (5.6–8.2) and 4.3 (3.0–5.9) fmol/ml, respectively) remained significantly higher than in patients with CBP at baseline (P < 0.0001 vs. both)

Schwerg et al, 2016

-40 resistant hypertensive patients (defined as ABPM (ambulatory blood pressure monitoring) > 135 mmHg over 24 h despite treatment with at least three antihypertensive drugs at the maximum tolerated doses including a diuretic) who underwent renal sympathetic denervation (RDN).

-The responder rate was 47.5% on 24 h ABPM. (defined as a drop in systolic ABPM 5 mmHg)

-The mean systolic 24 h blood pressure dropped from 152 ± 10 mmHg to 147 ± 17 mmHg (p: .044) in the six month follow up.

-Diastolic blood pressure values decreased from 83 ± 11 to 81 ± 15 mmHg in the entire group (p:0.26)

-The mean baseline level of Copeptin was 7.4 pmol/l (interquartile range 3.7–11.6) for responders and 8.4 pmol/l (interquartile range 5.7–11–8) for non-responders (p:0.53).

-Copeptin levels did not change over time after renal denervation.

  1. BP Blood Pressure, RAS Renin–angiotensin system, ABPM Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring, RDN Renal sympathetic denervation