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Record Nr.

UNINA9910346732703321

Titolo

Aldosterone-Mineralocorticoid Receptor : Cell Biology to Translational Medicine / / Brian Harvey, Frederic Jaisser, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

IntechOpen, 2019

London : , : IntechOpen, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-83962-200-8

1-83962-199-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

615.364

Soggetti

Aldosterone - Physiological effect

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is an open access dissemination of the EU COST Action ADMIRE in Aldosterone/Mineralocorticoid Receptor (MR) physiology and pathophysiology. Aldosterone is the major hormone regulating blood pressure. Alterations in blood levels of aldosterone and genetic mutations in the MR receptor are major causes of hypertension and comorbidities. Many of the drugs in clinical use, and in development for treating hypertension, target aldosterone and MR actions in the kidney and cardiovascular system. The ADMIRE book assembles review chapters from 16 European ADMIRE laboratories providing the latest insights into mechanisms of aldosterone synthesis/secretion, aldosterone/MR physiology and signaling, and the pathophysiological roles of aldosterone/MR activation.