Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAAS): The ubiquitous system for homeostasis and pathologies

S Patel, A Rauf, H Khan, T Abu-Izneid - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is a vital system of human body, as it
maintains plasma sodium concentration, arterial blood pressure and extracellular volume …

[HTML][HTML] Sodium-to-potassium ratio and blood pressure, hypertension, and related factors

V Perez, ET Chang - Advances in nutrition, 2014 - Elsevier
The potential cost-effectiveness and feasibility of dietary interventions aimed at reducing
hypertension risk are of considerable interest and significance in public health. In particular …

Fermented soybean foods: A review of their functional components, mechanism of action and factors influencing their health benefits

Y Qiao, K Zhang, Z Zhang, C Zhang, Y Sun… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
After thousands of years of evolution and development, traditional fermented soybean foods,
with their unique charm, have gained a stable place in the global market. With the explosive …

Prevalence and associated factors of prehypertension and hypertension in Iranian population: The lifestyle promotion project (LPP)

JS Tabrizi, H Sadeghi-Bazargani, M Farahbakhsh… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background This population-based study aimed at investigating the prevalence and
associated factors of prehypertension/hypertension in Iran. Methods and Findings The data …

DOCA-salt hypertension: an update

T Basting, E Lazartigues - Current hypertension reports, 2017 - Springer
Hypertension is a multifaceted disease that is involved in∼ 40% of cardiovascular
mortalities and is the result of both genetic and environmental factors. Because of its …

Sodium and its manifold impact on our immune system

K Jobin, DN Müller, J Jantsch, C Kurts - Trends in immunology, 2021 - cell.com
The Western diet is rich in salt, and a high salt diet (HSD) is suspected to be a risk factor for
cardiovascular diseases. It is now widely accepted that an experimental HSD can stimulate …

Salicornia: evaluating the halophytic extremophile as a food and a pharmaceutical candidate

S Patel - 3 Biotech, 2016 - Springer
Food insecurity is a major issue in current scenario where a large section of mankind is at
risk of insufficient diet. As food productivity has its limits, the prospecting of unutilized or …

The vasoactive Mas receptor in essential hypertension

AL Povlsen, D Grimm, M Wehland, M Infanger… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) has been studied extensively, and with
the inclusion of novel components, it has become evident that the system is much more …

Endothelial damage arising from high salt hypertension is elucidated by vascular bed systematic profiling

A Vinaiphat, K Pazhanchamy… - … and Vascular Biology, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Considerable evidence links dietary salt intake with the development of
hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and increased risk of stroke and coronary heart …

The Mineralocorticoid Receptor in the Vasculature: Friend or Foe?

J Ibarrola, IZ Jaffe - Annual Review of Physiology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Originally described as the renal aldosterone receptor that regulates sodium homeostasis, it
is now clear that mineralocorticoid receptors (MRs) are widely expressed, including in …