The Link Between Adipose Tissue Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Signaling and Obesity-Associated Hypertension

Physiology (Bethesda). 2017 May;32(3):197-209. doi: 10.1152/physiol.00037.2016.

Abstract

Obese individuals frequently develop hypertension, which is for an important part attributable to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) overactivity. This review summarizes preclinical and clinical evidence on the involvement of dysfunctional adipose tissue in RAAS activation and on the renal, central, and vascular mechanisms linking RAAS components to obesity-associated hypertension.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / metabolism*
  • Hypertension / physiopathology*
  • Microvessels / metabolism
  • Microvessels / physiopathology
  • Obesity / complications
  • Obesity / metabolism*
  • Obesity / physiopathology*
  • Renin-Angiotensin System*
  • Signal Transduction
  • Sympathetic Nervous System
  • Vascular Stiffness