Hypertension and Hormone Mechanisms

New Developments in the Renin-Angiotensin System.- The Intrarenal Renin-Angiotensin System.- Cardiac and Vascular Renin-Angiotensin Systems.- Regulation of Cardiovascular Control Mechanisms by Angiotensin-(1–7) and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2.- Angiotensin IV Binding Site.- Angiotensin AT2 Receptors in Blood Pressure Regulation.- Angiotensin II and Inflammation.- Aldosterone and Vascular Damage.- The Sympatho-Adrenal System in Hypertension II.- Neurogenic Human Hypertension.- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Hypertension.- The Renal Dopaminergic System, Hypertension, and Salt Sensitivity.- Metabolic Disorders and Hypertension.- Insulin Resistance and Hypertension.- Fatty Acids, Cell Signaling, and Cardiovascular Risk.- Goal-Oriented Hypertension Management in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients.- Endothelial Hormones and Autocoids in Hypertension.- Nitric Oxide and Hypertension.- Role of Endothelin-1 in Hypertension.- The Kallikrein-Kinin System and Hypertension.- Other Hormonal Systems and Hypertension.- Physiology of Natriuretic Peptides and Their Receptors.- Sex Steroids and Hypertension.- The Lipoxygenase System in the Vasculature and Hypertension.