Mineralocorticoid-receptor signalling in vascular smooth muscle. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013 Jun;28(6):1360-2
Date
02/27/2013Pubmed ID
23439586Pubmed Central ID
PMC4007112DOI
10.1093/ndt/gfs562Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84879876047 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
Human data suggest that eplerenone and spironolactone lowers blood pressure by mechanisms independent of the distal tubule. Now, a novel inducible conditional knockout model of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) brings out understanding further.
Author List
Wu J, Luft FCMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsBlood Pressure
Humans
Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Receptors, Mineralocorticoid
