The sodium pump and energy regulation: some new aspects for essential hypertension, diabetes II and severe overweight.
There is a growing evidence for that in modern societies the function of the cellular sodium-potassium pump (membrane-bound Na+ K+ ATPase) in several tissues in man cannot respond adequately to demands. This is not seen in any other free-living vertebrates on this earth. The clearly unphysiological very high intake of sodium-chloride (salt) and also alcohol is definitely playing an important role in the development of the common degenerating metabolic aberrations, e.g. essential hypertension, diabetes II and severe over-weight, in man. The special and overall important role of the sodium-potassium pump for optimal cellular function and regeneration with special reference to the vascular tissues is presented and discussed.
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D001692:Biological Transport; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000378:metabolism*; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism
D007473:Ion Channels; D012964:Sodium; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D011188:Potassium