Endothelial MR in hypertensive heart vs. kidney disease

Long-term arterial hypertension leads to heart and kidney injury. The goal of our study was to evaluate the effect of MR deletion in endothelial cells on organ damage in a model of deoxycorticosterone acetate/salt–induced hypertension. MR deletion reduced expression of more…

Reviewed: Pharmacology of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor

Aldosterone regulates water and electrolyte homeostasis by activation of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), a ligand-activated transcription factor, in the kidney. Clinical trials have shown a striking benefit of MR antagonists in chronic heart failure and post-myocardial infarction treatment. Experimental studies more…