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NIH-Supported Study Finds Novel Pathway May Open Doors for New Blood Pressure Treatments – 4
Narrator: This is NIH Health Matters. I’m Joe Balintfy. A recent study is providing new research avenues that may lead to new treatments for high blood pressure. Dr. Darryl Zeldin at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences says the study shows that an enzyme called cytochrome P450 plays an important role.
Zeldin: What our studied showed was that mice that were genetically engineered to have high levels of these cytochrome P450s in their cardiovascular system did not develop high blood pressure, or hypertension when stimulated in ways that lead normal to developed high blood pressure.
Narrator: He adds that this is a great example of how a basic finding may lead to improved treatments. For more on this study, visit www.niehs.nih.gov. Health Matters is produced by the National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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