Hypertension and Hormone Mechanisms

I. New Developments in the Renin-Angiotensin System

1. The Intrarenal Renin-Angiotensin System
Minolfa C. Prieto-Carrasquero, Hiroyuki Kobori, L. Gabriel Navar

2. Cardiac and Vascular Renin-Angiotensin Systems
Rajesh Kumar, Kenneth M. Baker, Jing Pan

3. Regulation of Cardiovascular Control Mechanisms by Angiotensin-(1–7) and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Carlos M. Ferrario, David B. Averill, K. Bridget Brosnihan, Mark C. Chappell, Debra I. Diz, Patricia E. Gallagher, Liomar Neves, E. Ann Tallant

4. Angiotensin IV Binding Site
T. A. Jenkins, F. A. O. Mendelsohn, A. L. Albiston, S. Y. Chai

5. Angiotensin AT2 Receptors in Blood Pressure Regulation
Robert M. Carey, Helmy M. Siragy

6. Angiotensin II and Inflammation
Rhian M. Touyz, Ernesto L. Schiffrin

7. Aldosterone and Vascular Damage
Hylton V. Joffe, Gordon H. Williams, Gail K. Adler

II. The Sympatho-Adrenal System in Hypertension II

8. Neurogenic Human Hypertension
David Robertson, Andre Diedrich, Italo Biaggioni

9. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Hypertension
Donald J. Dipette, Scott C. Supowit

10. The Renal Dopaminergic System, Hypertension, and Salt Sensitivity
Robin A. Felder, Robert M. Carey, Pedro A. Jose

III. Metabolic Disorders and Hypertension

11. Insulin Resistance and Hypertension
James R. Sowers

12. Fatty Acids, Cell Signaling, and Cardiovascular Risk
Brent M. Egan

13. Goal-Oriented Hypertension Management in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients
Gregory M. Singer, John F. Setaro, Henry R. Black

IV. Endothelial Hormones and Autocoids in Hypertension

14. Nitric Oxide and Hypertension
David L. Mattson, Allen W. Cowley

15. Role of Endothelin-1 in Hypertension
Ernesto L. Schiffrin

16. The Kallikrein-Kinin System and Hypertension
Julie Chao, Lee Chao

V. Other Hormonal Systems and Hypertension

17. Physiology of Natriuretic Peptides and Their Receptors
Kailash N. Pandey

18. Sex Steroids and Hypertension
Andrew P. Miller, Suzanne Oparil

19. The Lipoxygenase System in the Vasculature and Hypertension
Naftali Stern, Michael L. Tuck

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, Cardiology