Blood pressure control: salt gets under your skin

After an increase in dietary salt, the excess sodium is stored under the skin—stimulating lymphatic growth through the activity of macrophages ( pages 545–552 ). The findings should recast thinking about how blood pressure is regulated.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature medicine 2009-05, Vol.15 (5), p.487-488
Hauptverfasser:	Harrison, David G, Marvar, Paul J, Gordon, Frank J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arterioles - drug effects Arterioles - physiopathology Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Blood pressure Blood Pressure - drug effects Blood Pressure - physiology Brain - physiology Cancer Research Care and treatment Control Diagnosis Diet Health aspects Homeostasis Humans Hypertension Hypertension - chemically induced Hypertension - etiology Hypertension - physiopathology Immune system Infectious Diseases Kidney - physiology Leukocytes Lymphangiogenesis - drug effects Lymphangiogenesis - physiology Lymphatic System - physiology Lymphatic System - physiopathology Macrophages Measurement Metabolic Diseases Molecular Medicine Neurosciences news-and-views Physiological aspects Risk factors Salt Skin - drug effects Sodium, Dietary - adverse effects Sodium, Dietary - metabolism Vasoconstriction - drug effects
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Zusammenfassung:	After an increase in dietary salt, the excess sodium is stored under the skin—stimulating lymphatic growth through the activity of macrophages ( pages 545–552 ). The findings should recast thinking about how blood pressure is regulated.
ISSN:	1078-8956 1546-170X
DOI:	10.1038/nm0509-487