Does Blood Pressure Variability ...
Exactly how hypertension causes end organ damage and vascular events is poorly understood. Yet the concept that underlying “usual” blood pressure (B ...
Aldosterone Synthase Inhibition ...
We report the first administration of an orally active aldosterone synthase inhibitor, LCI699, to 14 patients with primary aldosteronism. After a 2- ...
Hypertension Due to Loss of Clo ...
In our consumer-oriented society, in which productivity requires around-the-clock activity and demanding shift work, the biologic system that regula ...
Obesity and the Kidney
Background and objectives Obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG) is an increasing cause of end-stage renal disease, but evidence concerning the effect ...
Vitamin D Therapy and Cardiovas ...
Vitamin D belongs to the family of nuclear steroid hormones, which has pleiotropic effects on several organ systems. Different vitamin D compounds h ...
The Kidneys and Aldosterone/Min ...
Strong evidence supports the ability of the aldosterone/mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) system to dominate long-term blood pressure control. It is a ...
Endogenous Ouabain: A Link Betw ...
The sodium pump, an ancestral enzyme with conserved ability to bind ouabain, plays a key role in salt conservation and is regulated by aldosterone a ...
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: ...
Most management decisions for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension are made using blood pressure (BP) measurements made in the clinic. Howeve ...
Mechanisms and Potential Therap ...
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder found most commonly in nulliparous women. Recent research performed in animal models of th ...
Estimation of Glomerular Filtra ...
Because of the high prevalence of chronic kidney disease, estimation of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is necessary to diagnose, stage, and fo ...
Vascular Mechanisms in the Path ...
Stroke is one of the most devastating manifestations of two common diseases, atherosclerosis and hypertension. It represents the second leading caus ...
Epigenetics and Hypertension
Epigenetics refers to mechanisms for environment– gene interactions (mainly by methylation of DNA and modification of histones) that do not alter th ...
Effects of Antihypertensive Tre ...
Essential hypertension is characterized by endothelial dysfunction due to reduced availability of nitric oxide (NO) secondary to increased generatio ...
Cell Signaling of Angiotensin I ...
Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a pleiotropic hormone that influences the function of many cell types and regulates many organ systems. In the cardiovasc ...
Alcohol Consumption, Blood Pres ...
A synergistic effect of alcohol and hypertension has been suggested to increase the risk for stroke. However, the contribution of alcohol-induced hy ...
Mineralocorticoid Receptor Bloc ...
Aldosterone antagonists have been highly successful in treating congestive heart failure and resistant hypertension. Until recently, therapies targe ...
Dietary Fructose and Hypertensi ...
The association between fructose and increased blood pressure is still incompletely defined, because experimental studies have produced dissimilar c ...
Knocking Out Angiotensin II in ...
Despite ongoing medical advances, cardiovascular disease continues to be a leading health concern. The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an impor ...
Mineralocorticoid Actions in th ...
Mineralocorticoid receptors (MR) and epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) in the brain mediate central aldosterone-induced sympathetic hyperactivity an ...
Mechanisms of Antiangiogenic-In ...
Antiangiogenic therapy has emerged as an important concept in the treatment of solid tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) represents an ...
Catecholamine Storage Vesicles: ...
Hypertension is a complex trait with deranged autonomic control of the circulation. The sympathoadrenal system exerts minute-to-minute control over ...
Nycthemeral Relationship betwee ...
Nycthemeral changes in renal function have been known for a long time, but our knowledge about the underlying mechanisms is still far from complete. ...
Neural Mechanisms of Angiotensi ...
Chronically elevated plasma angiotensin II (AngII) causes a salt-sensitive form of hypertension that is associated with a differential pattern of pe ...
Potential Dopamine-1 Receptor S ...
The role of dopamine receptors in blood pressure regulation is well established. Genetic ablation of both dopamine D1-like receptor subtypes (D1, D5 ...
Genetics of Hypertension and Ca ...
Blood pressure (BP), hypertension (HT) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are common complex phenotypes, which are affected by multiple genetic and en ...