Role of the paraventricular hypothalamus in angiotensin induced neurogenic hypertension

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1043718

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Hormones released from the kidney are important for setting the level of blood pressure. We have discovered that very low levels of the peptide angiotensin in the blood also leads to activation of specific parts of the brain that drive to increase the nervous system activity to blood vessels and therefore increases blood pressure further. This study will explore the chemical signals in the brain mediating this increase in blood pressure.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $447,014.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

acute stress disorder | autonomic nervous system | blood pressure | blood pressure regulation | hypertension | hypothalamus | reactive oxygen species (ROS) | renin-angiotensin system (RAS) | stress response | sympathetic nervous system

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