Increase in Vasodilation in Small Vessel Disease Treated with Relaxin
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cerebral small vessel disease (SVD), a leading cause of progressive cognitive decline and a major risk factor for stroke. In pregnancy, relaxin promotes selective outward remodeling of parenchymal arterioles (PA) and increases capillary density in the brain specifically through the activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated...
Published: 2/4/2025
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Inventor(s): Marilyn Cipolla
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biomedical
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