Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in diabetic kidney disease—Mechanistic and therapeutic effects

J Barrera-Chimal, I Lima-Posada, GL Bakris… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the leading complication in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and
current therapies that limit CKD progression and the development of cardiovascular disease …

Cardiac fibrosis: Cell biological mechanisms, molecular pathways and therapeutic opportunities

NG Frangogiannis - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Cardiac fibrosis is a common pathophysiologic companion of most myocardial diseases,
and is associated with systolic and diastolic dysfunction, arrhythmogenesis, and adverse …

Immune mechanisms of hypertension

GR Drummond, A Vinh, TJ Guzik… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Hypertension affects 30% of adults and is the leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
Traditionally, hypertension has been regarded as a disorder of two systems that are involved …

Hypertension: do inflammation and immunity hold the key to solving this epidemic?

MS Madhur, F Elijovich, MR Alexander, A Pitzer… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Elevated cardiovascular risk including stroke, heart failure, and heart attack is present even
after normalization of blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Underlying immune cell …

Hypertension, neurovascular dysfunction, and cognitive impairment

MM Santisteban, C Iadecola, D Carnevale - Hypertension, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Hypertension affects a significant proportion of the adult and aging population and
represents an important risk factor for vascular cognitive impairment and late-life dementia …

High-fiber diet and acetate supplementation change the gut microbiota and prevent the development of hypertension and heart failure in hypertensive mice

FZ Marques, E Nelson, PY Chu, D Horlock, A Fiedler… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Dietary intake of fruit and vegetables is associated with lower incidence of
hypertension, but the mechanisms involved have not been elucidated. Here, we evaluated …

Aldosterone, inflammation, immune system, and hypertension

NS Ferreira, RC Tostes, P Paradis… - American journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid hormone that controls body fluid and electrolyte balance.
Excess aldosterone is associated with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Inflammation …

Role of the immune system in hypertension

B Rodriguez-Iturbe, H Pons… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
High blood pressure is present in more than one billion adults worldwide and is the most
important modifiable risk factor of death resulting from cardiovascular disease. While many …

Inflammation, immunity, and hypertensive end-organ damage

WG McMaster, A Kirabo, MS Madhur… - Circulation …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
For> 50 years, it has been recognized that immunity contributes to hypertension. Recent
data have defined an important role of T cells and various T cell–derived cytokines in …

The immunology of hypertension

AE Norlander, MS Madhur, DG Harrison - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - rupress.org
Although systemic hypertension affects a large proportion of the population, its etiology
remains poorly defined. Emerging evidence supports the concept that immune cells become …