Hypertension and hormone mechanisms / edited by Robert M. Carey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carey, Robert M.

Series:

Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)

Contemporary endocrinology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hypertension--Endocrine aspects.

Hypertension.

Hypertension--Pathophysiology.

Hormone therapy.

Hypertension--physiopathology.

Hypertension--therapy.

Autacoids--therapeutic use.

Hormones--therapeutic use.

Medical Subjects:

Hypertension--physiopathology.

Hypertension--therapy.

Autacoids--therapeutic use.

Hormones--therapeutic use.

Physical Description:

xiii, 378 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2007]

Summary:

Hypertension and Hormone Mechanisms reviews novel developments in the endocrinology of hypertension with emphasis on new discoveries from 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 renin-angiotensin-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.

Feautures: Uniquely focused on hypertension research developments in the last five years, Chapters written by researchers at the center of the latest advances, Includes detailed descriptions on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone, the sympathoadrenal, and the renal dopaminergic systems.

Contents:

The intrarenal renin-angiotensin system / Minolfa C. Prieto-Carrasquero, Hiroyuki Kobori, and L. Gabriel Navar

Cardiac and vascular renin-angiotensin systems / Rajesh Kumar, Kenneth M. Baker, and Jing Pan

Regulation of cardiovascular control mechanisms by angiotensin-(1-7) and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 / Carlos M. Ferrario ... [et al.]

Angiotensin IV binding site: the AT₄ receptor or insulin-regulated aminopeptidase / T.A. Jenkins ... [et al.]

Angiotensin AT₂ receptors in blood pressure regulation / Robert M. Carey and Helmy M. Siragy

Angiotensin II and inflammation / Rhian M. Touyz and Ernesto L. Schiffrin

Aldosterone and vascular damage / Hylton V. Joffe, Gordon H. Williams, and Gail K. Adler

Neurogenic human hypertension / David Robertson, Andre Diedrich, and Italo Biaggioni

Calcitonin gene-related peptide and hypertension / Donald J. DiPette and Scott C. Supowit

The renal dopaminergic system, hypertension, and salt sensitivity / Robin A. Felder, Robert M. Carey, and Pedro A. Jose

Insulin resistance and hypertension / James R. Sowers

Fatty acids, cell signaling, and cardiovascular risk / Brent M. Egan

Goal-oriented hypertension management in diabetic and nondiabetic patients / Gregory M. Singer, John F. Setaro, and Henry R. Black

Nitric oxide and hypertension / David L. Mattson and Allen W. Cowley Jr.

Role of endothelin-1 in hypertension / Ernesto L. Schiffrin

The kallikrein-kinin system and hypertension / Julie Chao and Lee Chao

Physiology of natriuretic peptides and their receptors / Kailash N. Pandey

Sex steroids and hypertension / Andrew P. Miller and Suzanne Oparil

The lipoxygenase system in the vasculature and hypertension / Naftali Stern and Michael L. Tuck.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588294080

9781588294081

OCLC:

77541140