Hypertension is recognized to be mediated, at least in part, by inflammatory processes; however, the mechanisms by which immune cells regulate hypertension remain unclear. New findings suggest that IL ...

Under normal conditions, most of the sodium chloride filtered by the kidney (often more than 99 percent) is reabsorbed, and one can think of the tubular functions that permit this reabsorption as ...

Angiotensin-converting–enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers are used commonly in clinical practice to treat hypertension and decrease cardiovascular events in high-risk patients.

In related discoveries with far-reaching implications for treating diabetes and understanding hypertension, University of Utah researchers have learned why thiazolidinediones (TZDs), a major ...

Montpellier University Hospital leads a 43-center French effort that reports no reduction in day 90 all-cause mortality with ...

Physiologic alterations in CHF, such as changes in absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of drugs, can indeed alter loop diuretic pharmacokinetics; however, these effects do not fully ...

Phosphate-rich foods include processed cheese, Parmesan, cola, baking powder and most processed foods. Phosphates are widely used in the food industry as preservatives and pH stabilizers. When large ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract High resistance epithelia express on their apical side an amiloride-sensitive sodium channel that controls sodium reabsorption. A cDNA was ...