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Cocoa and Cardiovascular Health by CORTI, Roberto, FLAMMER, Andreas J, HOLLENBERG, Norman K, LÜSCHER, Thomas F

“…Epidemiological data demonstrate that regular dietary intake of plant-derived foods and beverages reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Among…”
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Aldosterone in the development and progression of renal injury by Hollenberg, Norman K.

“…Aldosterone in the development and progression of renal injury. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) contributes to hypertension and nephropathy…”
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(--)-Epicatechin mediates beneficial effects of flavanol-rich cocoa on vascular function in humans by Schroeter, H, Heiss, C, Balzer, J, Kleinbongard, P, Keen, C.L, Hollenberg, N.K, Sies, H, Kwik-Uribe, C, Schmitz, H.H, Kelm, M

“…Epidemiological and medical anthropological investigations suggest that flavanol-rich foods exert cardiovascular health benefits. Endothelial dysfunction, a…”
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Aliskiren in Combination with Losartan Reduces Albuminuria Independent of Baseline Blood Pressure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy by Persson, Frederik, Lewis, Julia B, Lewis, Edmund J, Rossing, Peter, Hollenberg, Norman K, Parving, Hans-Henrik

“…Elevated BP contributes to development and progression of proteinuria and decline in renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes. Our post hoc analysis…”
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Vascular Action of Cocoa Flavanols in Humans: The Roots of the Story by K Hollenberg, Norman

“…Diet patterns are widely recognized as contributors to hypertension. Widely studied potential contributors include intake of sodium, potassium, magnesium,…”
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Urinary Potassium Excretion and Sodium Sensitivity in Blacks by Aviv, Abraham, Hollenberg, Norman K, Weder, Alan

“…ABSTRACT—Based on racial differences in urinary potassium excretion and responses to diuretics, we present a model suggesting that a major cause of sodium…”
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Cerebral blood flow response to flavanol-rich cocoa in healthy elderly humans by Sorond, Farzaneh A, Lipsitz, Lewis A, Hollenberg, Norman K, Fisher, Naomi D Ll

“…Cerebral ischemia is a common, morbid condition accompanied by cognitive decline. Recent reports on the vascular health benefits of flavanol-containing foods…”
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Uric acid and the state of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system in humans by Perlstein, Todd S., Gumieniak, Olga, Hopkins, Paul N., Murphey, Laine J., Brown, Nancy J., Williams, Gordon H., Hollenberg, Norman K., Fisher, Naomi D.L.

“…Uric acid and the state of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system in humans. Experimental hyperuricemia is marked by an activated intrarenal renin-angiotensin…”
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Hypertension, the Kuna, and the Epidemiology of Flavanols by McCullough, Marjorie L, Chevaux, Kati, Jackson, Lilian, Preston, Mack, Martinez, Gregorio, Schmitz, Harold H, Coletti, Caroline, Campos, Hannia, Hollenberg, Norman K

“…A low sodium diet has often been implicated in the protection of low blood pressure populations from hypertension, but several other dietary factors, including…”
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Aliskiren Accumulates in Renin Secretory Granules and Binds Plasma Prorenin by Krop, Manne, Garrelds, Ingrid M, de Bruin, René J.A, van Gool, Jeanette M.G, Fisher, Naomi D.L, Hollenberg, Norman K, Danser, A H. Jan

“…The vascular effects of aliskiren last longer than expected based on its half life, and this renin inhibitor has been reported to cause a greater renin rise…”
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Body Mass Index and Angiotensin-Dependent Control of the Renal Circulation in Healthy Humans by Ahmed, Sofia B, Fisher, Naomi D.L, Stevanovic, Radomir, Hollenberg, Norman K

“…Obesity is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for renal disease, but the mechanism is unclear. Renal plasma flow response to captopril, as an index of…”
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Evaluation of a direct prorenin assay making use of a monoclonal antibody directed against residues 32-39 of the prosegment by KROP, Manne, VAN GOOL, Jeanette M. G, DAY, Duane, HOLLENBERG, Norman K, JAN DANSER, Alexander H

“…Prorenin is an early marker of microvascular complications in diabetes. However, it can only be measured indirectly (following its conversion to renin), with a…”
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Aliskiren Combined with Losartan in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy by Parving, Hans-Henrik, Persson, Frederik, Lewis, Edmund J, Lewis, Julia B, Hollenberg, Norman K

“…In this study, patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy received either aliskiren, an oral direct renin inhibitor, or placebo, in addition to the maximal…”
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Insulin induces renal vasodilation, increases plasma renin activity, and sensitizes the renal vasculature to angiotensin receptor blockade in healthy subjects by PERLSTEIN, Todd S, GERHARD-HERMAN, Marie, HOLLENBERG, Norman K, WILLIAMS, Gordon H, THOMAS, Abraham

“…Insulin stimulates the renin-angiotensin system and induces renal vasodilation. The relationship between these opposing influences of insulin on renal vascular…”
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Oral Contraceptives, Angiotensin-Dependent Renal Vasoconstriction, and Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy by Ahmed, Sofia B, Hovind, Peter, Parving, Hans-Henrik, Rossing, Peter, Price, Deborah A, Laffel, Lori M, Lansang, M. Cecilia, Stevanovic, Radomir, Fisher, Naomi D.L, Hollenberg, Norman K

“…OBJECTIVE:--Diabetes, the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in the U.S., is believed to involve activation of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) as a…”
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Gender and the Renal Nitric Oxide Synthase System in Healthy Humans by Ahmed, Sofia B, Fisher, Naomi D L, Hollenberg, Norman K

“…It is widely known that men with kidney disease progress to ESRD at a much greater rate than do women. The mechanism for these gender differences is not clear,…”
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Aging, Acculturation, Salt Intake, and Hypertension in the Kuna of Panama by Hollenberg, Norman K, Martinez, Gregorio, McCullough, Marji, Meinking, Terri, Passan, Diane, Preston, Mack, Rivera, Alicio, Taplin, David, Vicaria-Clement, Maureen

“…The indigenous Kuna who live on islands in the Panamanian Caribbean were among the first communities described with little age-related rise in blood pressure…”
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Renin Inhibition: What Are the Clinical Perspectives? by Hollenberg, Norman K., MD, PhD

“…Summary Evidence that renin system blockade is useful in many patients with hypertension is overwhelming. Two recent lines of investigation have suggested that…”
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Renin inhibition with aliskiren : where are we now, and where are we going? by AZIZI, Michel, WEBB, Randy, NUSSBERGER, Juerg, HOLLENBERG, Norman K

“…With the development of aliskiren, blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) at the level of the interaction of renin with a substrate has…”
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Direct renin inhibition and the kidney by Hollenberg, Norman K

“…Direct renin inhibition is a novel strategy for the blockade of the renin–angiotensin system. In this Review, Hollenberg discusses the evidence indicating that…”
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