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Role of prostaglandins in hypertension
J A Colina-Chourio1, N Godoy-Godoy, R M Avila-Hernández
1Department of Physiology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Journal of Human Hypertension
|June 15, 2000
Abstract:
The role of prostaglandins (PGs) in hypertension (HT) is reviewed, emphasising their biochemical characteristics, physiological effects and functions, especially in the cardiovascular area, and the current evidence of their participation in the antihypertensive activity of a balanced mechanism to maintain normal blood pressure. Also, the clinical use of PGs and the future of such autacoids in the treatment of HT and other diseases or conditions is mentioned.