Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Hypertension"
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The association between physical activity, blood pressure and renin in black African teachers : the SABPA study
(North-West University, 2011)Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine associations between physical activity (PA), blood pressure (BP) and renin in urban black Africans. Methods: The study sample included 137 urban African males (N=68) and ... -
Investigation of the involvement of mitochondrial DNA variants in cardiometabolic disease : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Mitochondria are intricately involved in cell homeostatic and adaptive stress signalling pathways, and play a central role in cell differentiation, proliferation and death. Consequently, mitochondrial dysfunction has been ... -
The involvement of lipid and protein oxidation in hypertension : the SABPA study
(North-West University, 2012)Oxidative stress, caused by increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS)and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and/or a decrease in antioxidant capacity, can result in the oxidation of various bio-molecules, such as ... -
Metabolomics of hypertension in South Africans : the SABPA Study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)There has been growing concern in recent years about the alarmingly high prevalence and severity of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases in individuals from newly (or recently) westernised countries such as ... -
Possible association between genetic polymorphisms of the adrenergic receptor genes and obesity and hypertension in South African female volunteers
(North-West University, 2006)Introduction: Across the world the incidence of the metabolic syndrome increases annually at an alarming rate. Two conditions associated with this are obesity and hypertension (high blood pressure). Both have negative ...