New injection for high blood pressure enters first human tests

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: Part 1 * Voluntary consent to participate in this study must be given (in writing) * Japanese healthy adults or non-Asian healthy men 18 to \< 55 years at the time of informed consent ( Japanese healthy adults 65 to \< 80 years for the elderly cohort) * BMI is within the specified range at screening Inclusion Criteria: Part 2 * Voluntary consent to participate in this study must be given (in writing) * Japanese patients with essential hypertension, aged 18 to \<65 years at the time of informed consent * BMI is within the specified range at screening Inclusion Criteria: Part 3 * Voluntary consent to participate in this study must be given (in writing) * Japanese patients with essential hypertension, aged 18 to \<80 years at the time of informed consent * BMI is within the specified range at screening Exclusion Criteria: Part 1 * History of any respiratory disease, heart disease, gastrointestinal disease, renal disease, liver disease, psychiatric disorder, autoimmune disease, or malignant tumor that may affect assessments in the study, as judged by principal investigator or subinvestigator. * History of or current drug allergy * History of or current alcoholism or drug addiction * Smoking within the specified period * infection within the specified period * Any condition judged by the investigator or subinvestigator to be unsuitable for participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: Part 2 * History of any respiratory disease, heart disease, gastrointestinal disease, renal disease, liver disease, psychiatric disorder, autoimmune disease, or malignant tumor that may affect assessments in the study, as judged by principal investigator or subinvestigator. * History or of current drug allergy * History of or current alcoholism or drug addiction * Pregnant or breastfeeding patients, or patients willing to have a child during the study * Smoking within the specified period * infection within the specified period * Any condition judged by the investigator or subinvestigator to be unsuitable for participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: Part 3 * History of any respiratory disease, heart disease, gastrointestinal disease, renal disease, liver disease, psychiatric disorder, autoimmune disease, or malignant tumor that may affect assessments in the study, as judged by principal investigator or subinvestigator. * History or of current drug allergy * History of or current alcoholism or drug addiction * Pregnant or breastfeeding patients, or patients willing to have a child during the study * Smoking within the specified period * infection within the specified period * Any condition judged by the investigator or subinvestigator to be unsuitable for participation in the study