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BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 567-575Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2005.07.002
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mineralocorticoid; aldosterone; obesity; hypertension; adipocytes; adipokines
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Obesity is strongly associated with arterial hypertension. A positive correlation between obesity and plasma aldosterone levels has been observed by different investigators, suggesting that an abnormal secretion of aldosterone in obesity contributes to the development of arterial hypertension in obese subjects. The mechanisms proposed to explain this abnormal aldosterone production mainly involve the adipose renin-angiotensin system, an indirect effect of increased fatty acids, and direct adrenal stimulation by adipocyte secretory products. Indeed, adipose mineralocorticoid-stimulating activity was recently observed in isolated human adipocytes, suggesting a hitherto unknown direct involvement of adipose tissue in the regulation of blood pressure in obesity.
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