Failure to vasodilate in response to salt loading blunts renal blood flow and causes salt-sensitive hypertension

ConclusionWe conclude that failure to vasodilate in response to salt loading causes SS hypertension by restricting renal perfusion and reducing renal NO through a mechanism involving NKCC2 in a mouse model of vascular peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ impairment.
Source: Cardiovascular Research - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research