Abstract
Hypertension (H) is a multifactorial disease characterized by high and sustained levels of blood pressure (BP), classified as primary and secondary H. Dexamethasone (DEX) is a synthetic glucocorticoid with potent anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory effects and H is one of its unwanted side-effect. Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) treated with DEX may have higher mortality risk due to…