The teleology of sex differences has been argued since at least as early as Aristotle's
controversial Generation of Animals more than 300 years BC, which reflects the sex bias of …

Race is a social construct, but self-identified Black people are known to have higher
prevalence and worse outcomes of hypertension than White people. This may be partly due …

Hypertension is a leading cause of global disease, mortality, and disability. While individuals
of African descent suffer a disproportionate burden of hypertension and its complications …

Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a severe complication of intravascular
applied radial contrast media, and recent progress in interventional therapy and …

Kidneys continuously filter an enormous amount of sodium and adapt kidney Na+
reabsorption to match Na+ intake to maintain circulatory volume and electrolyte …

Many physiological functions have a circadian rhythm, including blood pressure (BP). BP is
highest during the active phase, whereas during the rest period, BP dips 10–20%. Patients …

Salt‐sensitive hypertension is a major risk factor for renal impairment leading to chronic
kidney disease. High‐salt diet leads to hypertonic skin interstitial volume retention …

Abstract Purpose of Review The intrarenal renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS) is
an independent paracrine hormonal system with an increasingly prominent role in …

Stopping COVID-19 is a priority worldwide. Understanding which cell types are targeted by
SARS-CoV-2 virus, whether interspecies differences exist, and how variations in cell state …

Collectrin (Tmem27), an angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 homologue, is a chaperone of
amino acid transporters in the kidney and endothelium. Global collectrin knockout (KO) mice …