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Amiloride reduces stroke and renalinjury in stroke-prone hypertensive rats.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Apr 2003
Sepehrdad Reza, Chander Praveen N, Oruene Alafuro, Rosenfeld Louis, Levine Seymour, Stier Charles T
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BACKGROUND: We previously reported that the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists spironolactone and eplerenone markedly reduce proteinuria and vascular injury in saline-drinking stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP). Presently, we examined whether amiloride, an epithelial sodium channel blocker, would also protect against pathology in these rats. METHODS: In acute studies, saline-drinking SHRSP...
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