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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 318, Issue 2, Pages C238-C241Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00467.2019
Keywords
race differences; health disparities; endothelial function; vascular function, pregnancy; microcirculation
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- American Heart Association [18POST34060020, 18CDA34110444, 18CDA34110038]
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In the United States, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death and disproportionately affect ethnic and racial minority populations. Black individuals are more likely to develop advanced CVD and microvascular complications resulting in end-organ damage. Endothelial cell dysfunction leads to microvascular and macrovascular dysfunction and is predictive of the development of CVD. Black versus white racial disparities in in vivo and in vitro studies of endothelial cell function are well documented. However, race-related disparities in maternal environment and lifestyle may be a major unconsidered factor in racial differences in endothelial cell culture studies. Further, rates of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are higher in black versus white women. These pregnancy complications may result in placental dysfunction, including excess production of inflammatory and antiangiogenic molecules that impair endothelial function. Therefore, studies that include other ethnic and racial minorities are needed, in addition to a more thorough characterization of endothelial cell donors and targeted cell culture studies (e.g., genotyping) to generate information that can be translated into effective preventive or treatment strategies for ethnic/racial disparities in CVD.
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