Female sex, a major risk factor for salt-sensitive hypertension

JL Faulkner, EJ Belin de Chantemèle - Current hypertension reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review High dietary salt is a significant contributor to essential
hypertension in clinical populations. However, although clinical studies indicate a higher …

Is too much salt harmful? Yes

R Agócs, D Sugár, AJ Szabó - Pediatric Nephrology, 2020 - Springer
The contribution of high sodium intake to hypertension and to the severity of immune-
mediated diseases is still being heatedly debated in medical literature and in the lay media …

Lack of suppression of aldosterone production leads to salt-sensitive hypertension in female but not male Balb/C mice

JL Faulkner, D Harwood, L Bender, L Shrestha… - …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Clinical studies indicate that salt-sensitive hypertension is more prevalent in women than in
men. However, animal models of salt sensitivity have primarily focused on the mechanisms …

An appraisal of methods recently recommended for testing salt sensitivity of blood pressure

TW Kurtz, SE DiCarlo, M Pravenec… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
American Heart Association (AHA), salt sensitivity of blood pressure (BP) is a trait in which
BP “changes parallel to changes in salt intake.” 1 It is said that salt sensitivity is “a risk factor …

Genetic predisposition to salt-sensitive normotension and its effects on salt taste perception and intake

L Pilic, Y Mavrommatis - British Journal of Nutrition, 2018 - cambridge.org
Salt sensitivity is an independent CVD and mortality risk factor, which is present in both
hypertensive and normotensive populations. It is genetically determined and it may affect the …

Short-term high-salt consumption does not influence resting or exercising heart rate variability but increases MCP-1 concentration in healthy young adults

BA Linder, MC Babcock, KU Pollin… - American Journal …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
High salt consumption increases blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular disease risk by
altering autonomic function and increasing inflammation. However, it is unclear whether salt …

ANKRD36 is involved in hypertension by altering expression of ENaC genes

Y Yan, J Wang, L Yu, B Cui, H Wang, X Xiao… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular and
cerebrovascular diseases. Getting deep insight into the pathogenesis of hypertension is …

Inverse salt sensitivity of blood pressure is associated with an increased renin-angiotensin system activity

JJ Gildea, P Xu, KA Schiermeyer, W Yue, RM Carey… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
High and low sodium diets are associated with increased blood pressure and
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The paradoxical response of elevated BP in low salt …

The role of gut microbiota in the development of salt sensitive hypertension and the possible preventive effect of exercise

SG Chrysant - Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The aim of the present study is to analyze the data indicating an association
between high salt intake and the gastrointestinal microbiota in the development of salt …

Hypertension, emotions and happiness: A brief view from the biology to the positive psychology

M Bautista-Sandoval, M Chacín… - Gaceta Médica de …, 2022 - saber.ucv.ve
High blood pressure (HBP) is a silent disease with an extremely high prevalence worldwide.
It is considered the leading risk factor for cardiovascular (CVD) and neurovascular disorders …