The OHSU dental school team found that nitric oxide is a potent regulator of BDNF in baroreceptor neurons.
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Beat-to-beat short term regulation of blood pressure is provided by a spontaneous reflex called the baroreceptor reflex.
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In this model, they observed that the impaired baroreceptor reflex and other critical functions normalized, as did blood pressure.
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First, the researchers demonstrated that chronically hypertensive mice showed dramatically decreased baroreceptor reflex sensitivity and ACE2 activity.
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Generally, the baroreceptor reflex is not targeted in hypertension because if blocked, individuals may suffer from orthostatic hypotension and fainting.
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A sensory receptor that responds to pressure
Baroreceptors (or baroceptors) are sensors located in the blood vessels of several mammals.Stanfield, CL; Germann, WJ. (2008) Principles of Human Physiology, Pearson Benjamin Cummings. 3rd edition, pp.424. ...