Vaccination Could Treat Hypertension

March 18th, 2008 by samospsipsi

Immunizationagainst angiotensin II could provide an alternative treatment forhypertension, according to an article in the March 8, 2008 issue of TheLancet. Hypertension,or high blood pressure, can be caused by several factors in the body.Angiotensin is a hormone secreted by the body to causevasoconstriction, which increases blood pressure.

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