Monthly Archives: January 2019

Zinc Deficiency Plays a Role in High Blood Pressure

  • January 23, 2019
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Zinc Deficiency Induces Hypertension by Promoting Renal Na+ Reabsorption Clintoria R. Williams, Monisha Mistry, Aswathy M. Cheriyan, Jasmine M. Williams, Meagan K. Naraine, Carla L. Ellis, Rickta Mallick, Abinash C. Mistry, Jennifer L. Gooch, Benjamin Ko, Hui Cai and Robert S. Hoover Zn2+ deficiency (ZnD) is a common comorbidity of many chronic diseases. In these […]

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Zinc is Important for Insulin Secretion

  • January 2, 2019
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Extracellular ATP and zinc are co-secreted with insulin and activate multiple P2X purinergic receptor channels expressed by islet beta-cells to potentiate insulin secretion. Richards-Williams C1, Contreras JL, Berecek KH, Schwiebert EM It is well established that ATP is co-secreted with insulin and zinc from pancreatic beta-cells (beta-cells) in response to elevations in extracellular glucose concentration. […]

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