Abstract
Roles of the sympathetic nervous system versus kidney salt transporters in hypertension are debated. A study in Nature Medicine (Mu et al., 2011) shows that dietary salt excess, coupled with β-adrenergic stimulation, increases arterial pressure via glucocorticoid receptors and WNK4, suggesting interactions between these systems in the pathogenesis of hypertension.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 619-620 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Cell Metabolism |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 8 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology