A neurogenic component to primary hypertension (hypertension) is now well established.
Along with raised vasomotor tone and increased cardiac output, the chronic activation of the …

Hypertension is a common disorder with uncertain etiology. In the last several years, it has
become evident that components of both the innate and adaptive immune system play an …

The autonomic and the immune systems play major roles in the pathogenesis of
cardiovascular disease and hypertension. To date, those 2 systems have been studied …

Background In addition to systemic inflammation, neuroinflammation in the brain, which
enhances sympathetic drive, plays a significant role in cardiovascular diseases, including …

There is evidence of sympathetic overdrive in a significant proportion of patients with
essential hypertension and an animal model of the condition, the spontaneously …

Aims Establishing biochemical markers of pre-hypertension and early hypertension could
help earlier diagnostics and therapeutic intervention. We assess dynamics of junctional …

There is now good evidence for a role of the sympathetic nervous system in the etiology of
essential hypertension in humans. Although genetic variation is expected to underlie the …

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one on the
mechanisms by which thymic T-cell migration occurs involving semaphorin 3A and …