Hypertension and human immunodeficiency virus: A paradigm for epithelial sodium channels?

Hypertension is a risk factor for end organ damage and death and is more common in persons with HIV compared to the general population. Several mechanisms have been studied in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Current evidence suggests that the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) plays a key role in re...

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Main Authors: Katongo H. Mutengo, Sepiso K. Masenga, Naome Mwesigwa, Kaushik P. Patel, Annet Kirabo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.968184/full