Reports From the Field: Vitamin E reduces hypertension in case of kidney failure
April 1, 2002 less than 1 minute read
Reports From the Field: Vitamin E reduces hypertension in case of kidney failure
High doses of vitamin E significantly reduced high blood pressure in rats with chronic kidney failure, a University of California at Irvine College of Medicine study has found.
The study shows how vitamin E and other antioxidants may provide new ways to treat high blood pressure, the researchers say.
"The study confirms earlier work showing that kidney failure results in accelerated production of free radicals and demonstrates the beneficial effect of antioxidants. We hope that future tests on humans will show how much antioxidants can be used to help ease high blood pressure and free radical production in kidney disease," says Nick Vaziri, MD, professor of medicine and chief of nephrology.
More than 300,000 people are treated for severe kidney failure in the United States each year, a number that is expected to double by 2010 according to the U. S. Public Health Service.
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