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. 2021 Jan 4;32(2):279–289. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020071041

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Mechanism of MR-mediated hypertension and renal injuries in metabolic syndrome. In metabolic syndrome, aldosterone (Aldo)-releasing factors from obese adipocytes, which are not identified, stimulate Aldo secretion in the adrenal glands, independent of RAS. Subsequently, activation of the MR in the kidney causes salt-sensitive hypertension and renal injury.