title: Hypertension: an immune disorder?
abstract: T cell depletion can prevent hypertension in experimental animals. What is the nature of T cell activation in hypertension? In this issue of Immunity, Carnevale et al. (2014) implicate PlGF signaling in a reservoir of splenic T cells.
authors.affiliation: Feinstein Institute, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA. Electronic address: kjtracey@nshs.edu.
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Tracey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000276:immunology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000276:immunology*; D000072483:Placenta Growth Factor; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D011257:Pregnancy Proteins; D000072483:Placenta Growth Factor