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While ASIC1a regulates vascular reactivity, its role in blood pressure regulation remains unclear, particularly concerning sex, aging, and disease. This study aims to investigate whether ASIC1a: 1) contributes to cardiovascular function in a sex-dependent manner; 2) plays a dynamic role in cardiovascular homeostasis with aging; and 3) modulates the development of angiotensin II-induced systemic hypertension.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Radiotelemeters were implanted in 6- and 18-month-old male and female wild-type (\n                    <jats:italic>Asic1a<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>+\/+<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) and ASIC1a knockout (\n                    <jats:italic>Asic1a<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>-\/-<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) mice to monitor mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate under baseline conditions and in response to angiotensin II. Blood gases, electrolytes, hormones, and end-organ injury were also assessed.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Aged male\n                    <jats:italic>Asic1a<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>-\/-<\/jats:sup>\n                    mice develop hypertension driven by aldosterone excess and sympathetic overactivity, which is accompanied by cardiac hypertrophy, aortic fibrosis, and glomerular hypertrophy. Female\n                    <jats:italic>Asic1a<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>-\/-<\/jats:sup>\n                    mice remain unaffected. In male\n                    <jats:italic>Asic1a<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>-\/-<\/jats:sup>\n                    mice, hyperaldosteronism occurs independent of the renin-angiotensin system and mitigates angiotensin II-induced hypertension. Furthermore, 6-month-old male\n                    <jats:italic>Asic1a<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>-\/-<\/jats:sup>\n                    mice exhibit elevated corticosterone, hypokalemia, reduced urine osmolality, increased pulse pressure, and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy that precedes hypertension.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>These findings establish ASIC1a as a novel, sex-specific regulator of cardiovascular function, linking early corticosterone excess in male mice to hyperaldosteronism and implicating ASIC1a deficiency as a potential driver of endocrine-related hypertension.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:fig id=\"ufig1\" position=\"float\" fig-type=\"figure\" orientation=\"portrait\">\n                      <jats:graphic xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"645371v2_ufig1\" position=\"float\" orientation=\"portrait\"\/>\n                    <\/jats:fig>\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1101\/2025.03.25.645371","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,30]],"date-time":"2025-03-30T01:15:23Z","timestamp":1743297323000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a Deficiency Drives Endocrine Hypertension in Male Mice"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"given":"Selina M.","family":"Garcia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Megan N.","family":"Tuineau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xavier A.","family":"DeLeon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neil D.","family":"Detweiler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shristey","family":"Tamang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nancy L.","family":"Kanagy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7505-4909","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura V.","family":"Gonzalez Bosc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas C.","family":"Resta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5725-4664","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jay S.","family":"Naik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6269-2274","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nikki L.","family":"Jernigan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2025041007150524000_2025.03.25.645371v2.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/386173a0"},{"key":"2025041007150524000_2025.03.25.645371v2.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/bph.13533"},{"key":"2025041007150524000_2025.03.25.645371v2.3","first-page":"41852","article-title":"Identification of a calcium permeable human acid-sensing ion channel 1 transcript variant","volume":"285","year":"2011","journal-title":"J Biol Chem"},{"key":"2025041007150524000_2025.03.25.645371v2.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1523\/JNEUROSCI.1665-11.2011"},{"key":"2025041007150524000_2025.03.25.645371v2.5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cell.2004.08.026"},{"key":"2025041007150524000_2025.03.25.645371v2.6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1073\/pnas.0308636100"},{"key":"2025041007150524000_2025.03.25.645371v2.7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0896-6273(02)00661-X"},{"key":"2025041007150524000_2025.03.25.645371v2.8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.0000000000000134"},{"key":"2025041007150524000_2025.03.25.645371v2.9","unstructured":"Tissue expression of ASIC1 - Summary - The Human Protein Atlas [Internet]. 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