The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is a highly regulated hormonal cascade that plays a central role in the control of blood pressure and the maintenance of renal homeostasis. Its components, including ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a population of natural barometers that monitor and maintain our blood pressure. The cellular sensors have long been ...

DIASTOLIC hypertension has been described in a variety of clinical settings after bilateral nephrectomy and renal transplantation in man. 1–3 Although its exact etiology has not been clarified, its ...

Renin–angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors — including angiotensin-converting–enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) — slow the progression of mild or moderate chronic kidney ...

New Delhi: Scientists have uncovered genes that act as "switches" and trigger cells in kidneys to produce renin, an enzyme that helps one control their blood pressure. Normally, 'smooth muscle cells' ...

A mutation in a gene that helps regulate high blood pressure is a cause of inherited kidney disease, according to a new study. A mutation in a gene that helps regulate high blood pressure is a cause ...

Hypertension is a serious condition affecting millions. Currently there are seven classes of drugs used to reduce blood pressure. Aliskiren (Tekturna®, Rasilez®) is the first of a new class of orally ...

Weill Medical College of Cornell University researchers have made the startling discovery that renin -- a kidney-secreted enzyme crucial to blood pressure regulation -- is also synthesized and ...