Genes and Vascular Reactions to Diving

Is the vascular response in humans to the diving reflex genetically determined? In our first-ever podcast recorded in both Russian and English, Associate Editor Debra I. Diz (Wake Forest University School of Medicine) interviews lead author Tatiana I. Baranova (St.-Petersburg State University, Russia), her translator Vladimir Boykov, and content expert Charles E. Wood (University of Florida). Listen as we explore the work by Baranova and co-authors, which determined that polymorphisms in the bradykinin and renin-angiotensin systems are the driving force behind hemodynamic responses to the diving reflex. What is known about the functional implications of the mutations that affect the coding regions of the genes ADBR2, ACE, AGTR1, BDKRB2, and REN? Does this work on the genomics of hemodymic changes during transient hypoxia have potential therapeutic applications in personalized medicine? Listen to find out.

 

Tatiana I. Baranova, Dmitrii N. Berlov, Oleg S. Glotov, Ekaterina A. Korf, Alexey D. Minigalin, Alla V. Mitrofanova, Ildus I Ahmetov, Andrey S. Glotov Genetic determination of the vascular reactions in humans in response to the diving reflex Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, published online December 6, 2016. DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00080.2016