Full Description
Hypertension and Hormone Mechanisms reviews novel developments in the endocrinology of hypertension with emphasis on new discovery during the past five years and perspectives on the future. Written by authors who have spearheaded recent advances, chapters cover innovations in our understanding of the reninangiotensin-aldosterone, the sympathoadrenal, and the renal dopaminergic systems. World-renowed researchers also discuss natriuretic peptides, vasoactive substances and vasopeptidases, insulin, free fatty acids, and the insulin resistance syndrome, sex hormones, and the vasculature and selected areas of diagnosis and therapy.
With a focus on new developments in hormones and autacoids related to hypertension, Hypertension and Hormone Mechanisms provides a resource that will lead to new, active research in the fundamental mechanisms of hypertension.
Contents
New Developments in the Renin-Angiotensin System.- The Intrarenal Renin-Angiotensin System.- Cardiac and Vascular Renin-Angiotensin Systems.- Regulation of Cardiovascular Control Mechanisms by Angiotensin-(1-7) and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2.- Angiotensin IV Binding Site.- Angiotensin AT2 Receptors in Blood Pressure Regulation.- Angiotensin II and Inflammation.- Aldosterone and Vascular Damage.- The Sympatho-Adrenal System in Hypertension II.- Neurogenic Human Hypertension.- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Hypertension.- The Renal Dopaminergic System, Hypertension, and Salt Sensitivity.- Metabolic Disorders and Hypertension.- Insulin Resistance and Hypertension.- Fatty Acids, Cell Signaling, and Cardiovascular Risk.- Goal-Oriented Hypertension Management in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients.- Endothelial Hormones and Autocoids in Hypertension.- Nitric Oxide and Hypertension.- Role of Endothelin-1 in Hypertension.- The Kallikrein-Kinin System and Hypertension.- Other Hormonal Systems and Hypertension.- Physiology of Natriuretic Peptides and Their Receptors.- Sex Steroids and Hypertension.- The Lipoxygenase System in the Vasculature and Hypertension.
