Hypertension: Mechanosensation by PIEZO1 in blood pressure control

Nature Reviews Nephrology 13, 3 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2016.165 Author: Susan J. Allison The sensing of fluid shear stress and subsequent relaxation of vascular smooth muscle is a regulatory process that controls arterial vasodilation and blood pressure; however, the flow-sensing mechanism that leads to the release of vasoactive mediators such as nitric oxide (NO) is unclear. New research
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