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Dietary calcium intake: effects on central blood pressure control. 1995

I Pörsti, and H Mäkynen

Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.

Low dietary intake of calcium has been found to be a risk factor for the development of hypertension in a number of epidemiological studies. Moreover, increased dietary calcium intake has been reported to beneficially influence on blood pressure in both humans and animal models of hypertension, suggesting the relative calcium deficiency may indeed be present in these conditions. The underlying mechanisms for the beneficial effect of positive calcium balance on blood pressure have been a subject for extensive research in essential and experimental hypertension. In this article, the possible beneficial effects of increased dietary calcium intake on central blood pressure control are reviewed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006973	Hypertension	Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.	Blood Pressure, High,Blood Pressures, High,High Blood Pressure,High Blood Pressures
D002118	Calcium	A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes.	Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D002136	Calcium, Dietary	Calcium compounds in DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS or in food that supply the body with calcium.	Dietary Calcium
D002490	Central Nervous System	The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.	Cerebrospinal Axis,Axi, Cerebrospinal,Axis, Cerebrospinal,Central Nervous Systems,Cerebrospinal Axi,Nervous System, Central,Nervous Systems, Central,Systems, Central Nervous
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015740	Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide	A 37-amino acid peptide derived from the calcitonin gene. It occurs as a result of alternative processing of mRNA from the calcitonin gene. The neuropeptide is widely distributed in the brain, gut, perivascular nerves, and other tissue. The peptide produces multiple biological effects and has both circulatory and neurotransmitter modes of action. In particular, it is a potent endogenous vasodilator.	Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide I,Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide II,alpha-CGRP,alpha-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide,beta-CGRP,beta-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide,Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide,Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide I,Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide II,Gene-Related Peptide, Calcitonin,alpha Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide,beta Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide

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