Research Alert
Newswise — Article title: Sex differences in sympathetic activity and vascular stiffness in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Authors: Matias G. Zanuzzi, Jinhee Jeong, Dana R. DaCosta, Jeanie Park
From the authors: “We show for the first time that males with [Chronic kidney disease (CKD)] have higher resting [muscle sympathetic nerve activity] compared with females with CKD.”
This study is highlighted as one of April’s “best of the best” as part of the American Physiological Society's APSselect program.
Journal Link: American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, April 2024