Different strains of mold were screened for the production of high quality Korean traditional rice wine with anti-hypertension and good acceptability. We isolated 867 nuruk mold strains and selected 24 for further study based on measurement of amylase activity. Among them, mold No. 17 showed high ethanol production upon fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae as well as anti-hypertensive pro...

BACKGROUND Insulin resistance, a frequent finding in hypertensive patients, leads to accelerated cardiovascular damage. It has been suggested that a crosstalk between angiotensin II and insulin signaling pathways may provoke insulin resistance, and may contribute to the development of cardiovascular damage. To identify a common pathophysiologic pathway between metabolic disorders and cardiovasc...

The custom of using plants for the therapeutic and dietary practices is as old origin humanity on earth. One most ancient fruit plant Punica granatum L., pomegranate belongs to Lythraceae family. has a very rich ethnic history its utilization around world. was used symbolize prosperity, life, happiness, fertility etc. Apart from beliefs associated with plant, it well-considered based remedy in ...

BACKGROUND Radiofrequency ablation of renal sympathetic nerve (RDN) shows effective BP reduction in hypertensive patients while the specific mechanisms remain unclear. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that abnormal levels of norepinephrine (NE) and changes in NE-related enzymes and angiotensinconverting enzyme 2 (ACE2), angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) and Mas receptor mediate the anti-hypertensive effects o...

in order to determine the value of dipstick analysis of urinary protein in pregnancy induced hypertension, a prospective study analyzing pregnant patients with a diagnosis of hypertensive disorder was conducted to compare the result of urinary protein dipstick analysis with 24hr. urine protein collection in obstetrical clinics affiliated to shiraz university of medical sciences. all patients fu...

background: previous studies have indicated that ramadan fasting has beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors, specially blood pressure and heart rate. in the present study, the effect of ramadan fasting on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate has been investigated. materials and methods: this prospective observational study was conducted on two groups of individuals. six p...

Hypertension elevates the risk of heart disease and stroke which are one most frequent causes death. Fortunately, hypertension is manageable with use anti-hypertensives a healthy lifestyle. However, patient non-adherence to prescribed dosing regimen primary reason for uncontrolled blood pressure levels. Daily multiple doses medication major reasons non-compliance regimen. Multiple result low so...