Hypertension: IL-1 receptor-induced sodium reabsorption in hypertension

Nature Reviews Nephrology 12, 126 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2016.1 Author: Susan J. Allison Hypertension is recognized to be mediated, at least in part, by inflammatory processes; however, the mechanisms by which immune cells regulate hypertension remain unclear. New findings suggest that IL-1 can potentiate hypertensive responses by stimulating the activity of the renal sodium transporter NKCC2 through IL-1-receptor
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