Endothelial Factors in The Pathogenesis and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Part I: General Mechanisms. A Joint Consensus Statement from the ESH Working Group on Endothelin and Endothelial Factors And The Japanese Society of Hypertension

Kidney damage is a common consequence of arterial hypertension, but is also a cause of atherogenesis. Dysfunction and/or harm of the endothelium in glomeruli and tubular interstitium damage the function of these structures and translates into dynamic changes of filtration fraction, with progressive