title: Neuro-endocrine regulation of blood pressure.
abstract: As our understanding of the underlying aetiology of hypertension is far from adequate, over 90% of patients with hypertension receive a diagnosis of essential hypertension. This non-specific diagnosis leads to suboptimal therapeutics and a major problem with non-compliance. Understanding the normal control of blood pressure (BP) is, hence, important for a better understanding of the disease.This review attempts to unravel the present understanding of BP control. The local mechanisms of BP control, the neural mechanisms, renal-endocrine mechanisms, and a variety of other hormones that have a bearing in normal BP control are discussed and the possible role in the pathophysiology is alluded to.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baby
authors.forename: Jubbin Jagan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jacob