New: The effects of mTOR inhibition on hypertension and other age related states (in mice)

It sounds like rapamycin may help mitigate or minimize risk of hypertension:

These data indicate that mTOR plays an important role in regulating blood pressure and the development of cardiovascular and renal pathophysiological changes, most likely due to increased NOX expression/activity, ERK1/2, and p38 MAPK activity with macrophages infiltration in the heart, kidney, and aorta. Pharmacological inhibition of mTOR and related signaling pathways could serve as a novel target for the treatment of hypertension.

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