Background. Recent experimental findings demonstrate vascular endothelial growth factor C
(VEGF-C)-mediated water-free storage of salt in the interstitium, which prevents a salt …

Women with renal disease progress at a slower rate to end stage renal disease than men.
As angiotensin II has both hemodynamic and direct renal effects, we hypothesized that the …

Background The role of kidney hypoxia is considered pivotal in the progression of chronic
kidney disease. A widely used method to assess kidney oxygenation is blood oxygen level …

The evidence relating blood pressure to salt intake in humans originates from population
studies and randomized clinical trials of interventions on dietary salt intake. Estimates from …

Background: Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is the second most common cause of
renovascular hypertension. Nonetheless, knowledge on the renal microvasculature and …

Formerly preeclamptic women have an increased risk for developing end-stage renal
disease, which has been attributed to altered renal hemodynamics and abnormalities in the …

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is critical in sodium and blood pressure (BP) regulation,
and in cardiovascular-renal (CVR) diseases and therapeutics. As a contribution to SAPHIR …

Background Pediatric primary hypertension (HTN) is increasingly recognized, but the effect
of patient characteristics such as obesity and race on treatment outcomes is not well …

Цель исследования. Изучение влияния петлевых диуретиков с различным периодом
полувыведения на изменения натрийуреза (НУ) у больных гипертонической болезнью …

Consideration of the role of NaCl (salt) in the pathogenesis and treatment of essential
hypertension is one of the overriding research themes both in experimental and clinical …