Basic/Clinical Science Session
Immunity, Autoimmunity, and Hypertensive Kidney Damage
November 07, 2025 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Location: Grand Ballroom B, Convention Center
Session Description
This session delves into the intricate interplay between the immune system and inflammatory mediators and their role in the progression of target-organ damage in cardiovascular and kidney diseases. Leading experts present findings on how immune cell-specific angiotensin-receptor signaling contributes to hypertension, fibrosis, and organ damage. Discussions include the impact of cytokines on blood pressure regulation, end-organ injury, and sodium transporter activity, as well as their role in autoimmune nephritis.
Learning Objective(s)
- Analyze the role of type 1 angiotensin receptors in specific immune-cell populations in driving hypertension, target-organ damage, and tissue fibrosis
- Explain how cell-specific inflammatory cytokines regulate blood pressure, contribute to end-organ injury, and influence sodium transporters in hypertension and kidney damage
- Describe mechanisms of autoimmune nephritis and the role of inflammatory mediators in the progression of kidney injury in cardiovascular diseases
Learning Pathway(s)
- Hypertension and Cardiorenal Disorders
Moderators
Presentations
- Regulation of Sodium Transport by Cytokines in Kidney Diseases
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
- Mechanisms of Autoimmune Kidney Damage in Hypertension
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
- Inflammation and Hypertensive Kidney Disease
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
- Salt, Immunity, and Hypertension
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM