Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 184-191, May 2009

Aldosterone receptor antagonism reduces urinary C-reactive protein excretion in angiotensin II–infused, hypertensive rats

  • Rudy M. Ortiz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, California, USA
    • Department of Physiology and Renal and Hypertension Center, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Rudy M. Ortiz, PhD, Division of Natural Sciences, University of California, 5200 N. Lake Road, Merced, California 95343. Tel: 209-228-2964; fax: 209-228-4053.
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  • Andrew Mamalis

      Affiliations

    • Division of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, California, USA
    • ,
  • L. Gabriel Navar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Renal and Hypertension Center, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Received 14 October 2008; accepted 15 January 2009. published online 31 March 2009.

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 Dr. Ortiz was partially supported by an National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Research Service Award (NRSA) (F32 HL076985) from National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI). Research was supported by the NHLBI Grant HL 26371 (Dr Navar), NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Grant P20 RR017659 from the Institutional Award (IdeA) Program of the National Center for Research Resources, the Millennium Health Excellence Fund from the Louisiana Board of Regents, the University of California, and the University of California, Merced Graduate Research Committee Award.

PII: S1933-1711(09)00008-4

doi:10.1016/j.jash.2009.01.003

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 184-191, May 2009

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