Role of melanocortin 4 receptor in hypertension induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia.

Jussara M do CarmoAlexandre A da SilvaSydney P MoakFernanda S da SilvaFrank T SpradleyJohn E Hall

Published in: Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) (2018)

These results show that obesity and the CNS melanocortin system interact in complex ways to elevate BP during CIH and that MC4R may be important in the ventilatory responses to hypercapnia.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
weight gain
blood brain barrier
endothelial cells
high intensity
binding protein