In fact, the age- and hypertension-related UCP2 suppression in SHRSP associated with a higher oxidative stress accumulation and inflammation in all tissues examined, along with an increased rate of interstitial, perivascular, peritubular, and glomerular fibrosis in the kidneys; with increased percentage of perivascular and myocardial interstitial collagen accumulation in the heart; and with higher occurrence of ischemic and hemorrhagic lesions in the brain [75]. Here, UCP2 is linked to Hypertension.