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Splenectomy increases blood pressure and abolishes sex differences in renal T-regulatory cells in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 15 Oct 2021
Gillis Ellen E, Belanger Kasey, Abdelbary Mahmoud, Mohamed Riyaz, Sun Jingping, Brands Michael W, Sullivan Jennifer C
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Over the past decade there has been increasing support for a role of the immune system in the development of hypertension. Our lab has previously reported that female spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) have a blood pressure (BP)-dependent increase in anti-inflammatory renal regulatory T cells (Tregs), corresponding to lower BP compared with males. However, little is known regarding the mechanism for greater...
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