The juxtaglomerular cell tumor is a cause of secondary hypertension in adults. A 35-year-old female patient suffering from hypertension and low serum potassium had a 3 × 3 cm solid mass at the lower pole of left kidney ...

The juxtaglomerular cell tumor is a cause of secondary hypertension in adults. A 35-year-old female patient suffering from hypertension and low serum potassium had a 3 × 3 cm solid mass at the lower pole of left kidney ...

Malignant hypertension is a well-defined condition associated with high blood pressure and acute target-organ damage. Although 95% of cases are secondary to essential hypertension, its etiological profile is broad. ...

O benefício do bloqueio do sistema Renina Angiotensina (RAS) em doenças cardiovasculares e renais é incontestável, mas o que ainda é controverso, é o grau ideal deste bloqueio. Um alto grau de bloqueio do RAS pode ter ...

Renin is an enzyme involved in the stepwise generation of angiotensin II. Juxtaglomerular cells are the main source of plasma renin, but renin activity has been detected in other cell types. In the present study we evaluated ...

Inflammation is a physiological response that could be triggered by endogenous and exogenous stimulus. During inflammation the response is auto limited and regulated to keep homeostasis, because uncontrolled response could ...

In patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD), plasma renin activity is usually decreased, but there is limited information on urinary renin and its origin. Urinary renin was evaluated in samples from patients with ...