Publications by authors named "Erika Reus-Chavarria"
Article Synopsis
- Hypertension (HTN) is linked to serious health issues like heart attacks and strokes, and the Epithelial Sodium Channel (ENaC) plays a key role in regulating blood pressure by controlling sodium reabsorption in the kidneys.
- Recent findings show that hypertensive patients exhibit overexpression of α-ENaC in their platelets, affecting platelet activation and possibly contributing to hypertension's effects.
- The study also reveals that neutrophils from hypertensive patients show α-ENaC overexpression, leading to increased oxidative stress despite retaining their defense functions, suggesting that targeting α-ENaC could help modulate their activation states.