title: Obesity hypertension.
abstract: The association between obesity and hypertension is well recognized. However, the exact mechanisms whereby obesity causes hypertension are complex and multifactorial. The current article summarizes some of the known mechanisms responsible for obesity hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: Albert P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Rocchini
mesh_terms: D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000502:physiology; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology