Media hypes molecular blood pressure regulation discovery

ConclusionThis animal research has identified a role for certain proteins in controlling blood pressure. Studies like this give clues as to how human biology works and how it can be fixed when it goes wrong. While the researchers suggest drugs targeting the proteins identified could help develop drugs to treat abnormal blood pressure, these drugs have not yet been developed. Researchers will need to develop such chemicals and thoroughly test their effects in animals first before they can be tested in humans. As such, this is early stage research, and there has not been a "treatment breakthrough" yet, because no treatment exists. Analysis by Bazian. Edited by NHS Choices. Follow Behind the Headlines on Twitter. Join the Healthy Evidence forum. Links To The Headlines Breakthrough in treating high blood pressure, as scientists discover how the body regulates it - and say discovery could slash risk of heart attacks and stroke. Mail Online, May 7 2015 Links To Science Hisatsune C, et al. ERp44 Exerts Redox-Dependent Control of Blood Pressure at the ER. Molecular Cell. Published May 7 2015
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