Heavy Alcohol Consumption Effects on Blood Pressure and on Kidney Structure Persist After Long-Term Withdrawal

Conclusion: Ethanol consumption induces changes in glomerular morphology associated with increased BP and AT1R expression. Long-term withdrawal was inefficient to restore the structural integrity of renal corpuscles and in lowering systolic pressure.Kidney Blood Press Res 2017;42:664 –675
Source: Kidney and Blood Pressure Research - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research