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Editorial
. 2019 Nov 1;317(5):F1169-F1170.
doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00394.2019. Epub 2019 Sep 18.

Cholesterol may not have a special place in kidneys

Surya M Nauli  1
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Editorial

Cholesterol may not have a special place in kidneys

Surya M Nauli. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. .
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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Potential mechanisms of high cholesterol leading to high blood pressure. The hypothetical model depicts that cholesterol could induce hypertension via kidney and/or arterial functions. Cholesterol is integrated into the cell membrane of the renal epithelia or arterial lumen within vascular endothelia, resulting in maladaptation of renal and vascular functions.
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Comment on

  • Cellular cholesterol modifies flow-mediated gene expression.
    Repetti RL, Meth J, Sonubi O, Flores D, Satlin LM, Rohatgi R. Repetti RL, et al. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2019 Oct 1;317(4):F815-F824. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00196.2019. Epub 2019 Jul 31. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2019. PMID: 31364378 Free PMC article.

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