Sympathetic nervous system in obesity-related hypertension: Mechanisms and clinical implications

Hypertension Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-16

  Kalil, Graziela Z ^a   Haynes, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

mechanisms; obesity; sympathetic; therapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMFEPRAMONE; AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; CHLORTALIDONE; CLONIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOXAZOSIN; EXENDIN 4; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LIRAGLUTIDE; METFORMIN; METHYLDOPA; MOXONIDINE; NEBIVOLOL; PHENTERMINE; PRAMLINTIDE; RENIN INHIBITOR; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; TOPIRAMATE; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZONISAMIDE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANOREXIA; APPETITE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEPRESSION; EDEMA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FLUSHING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOT EDEMA; HEADACHE; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERLEPTINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM ABSORPTION; STROKE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THERMOGENESIS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEPTIN; OBESITY; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84855417950     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2011.173     Document Type: Review

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