Renal nerves, WNK4, glucocorticoids, and salt transport.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2011.05.007 and PMC identifier 3112177.
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Abstract
Roles of the sympathetic nervous system versus kidney salt transporters in hypertension are debated. A study in Nature Medicine (Mu et al., 2011) shows that dietary salt excess, coupled with β-adrenergic stimulation, increases arterial pressure via glucocorticoid receptors and WNK4, suggesting interactions between these systems in the pathogenesis of hypertension.