In the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension (AH), the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system plays a key role in helping to maintain elevated blood pressure.
Anna V. Logatkina +4 more
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Angiotensin II Receptor–Induced Cardiac Remodeling in Mice Without Angiotensin II [PDF]
See related article, pp 627–633 Cell surface receptors and their ligands cooperatively regulate physiological processes. The receptor activity is regulated positively when agonists bind and negatively when antagonists displace the agonists. Complete absence of a hormone should abrogate physiological and pathogenic functions regulated by the cognate ...
KARNIK, SADASHIVA S., ÜNAL, Hamiyet
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The multifaceted roles of PI3Kγ in hypertension, vascular biology, and inflammation [PDF]
PI3Kγ is a multifaceted protein, crucially involved in cardiovascular and immune systems. Several studies described the biological and physiological functions of this enzyme in the regulation of cardiovascular system, while others stressed its role in ...
Carnevale, Daniela +2 more
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Heterodimerization of apelin receptor and neurotensin receptor 1 induces phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and cell proliferation via Gαq-mediated mechanism [PDF]
Dimerization of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is crucial for receptor function including agonist affinity, efficacy, trafficking and specificity of signal transduction, including G protein coupling.
Bai, B +5 more
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Renal pericytes: regulators of medullary blood flow [PDF]
Regulation of medullary blood flow (MBF) is essential in maintaining normal kidney function. Blood flow to the medulla is supplied by the descending vasa recta (DVR), which arise from the efferent arterioles of juxtamedullary glomeruli.
Agmon Y. +27 more
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Oxidative DNA damage in kidneys and heart of hypertensive mice is prevented by blocking angiotensin II and aldosterone receptors. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Recently, we could show that angiotensin II, the reactive peptide of the blood pressure-regulating renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system, causes the formation of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage in kidneys and hearts of hypertensive ...
Susanne Brand +4 more
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Angiotensin type-2 (AT-2)-receptor activation reduces renal fibrosis in cyclosporine nephropathy: evidence for blood-pressure independent effect [PDF]
Compound 21 (C21), selective agonist of AT2 receptors, shows antinflammatory effects in hypertension and nephroprotection in diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of C21 in cyclosporine nephropathy, which is characterized mainly by ...
Carletti, R +5 more
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Vascular smooth muscle contraction in hypertension [PDF]
Hypertension is a major risk factor for many common chronic diseases, such as heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, vascular dementia and chronic kidney disease.
Alves-Lopes, Rheure +6 more
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Hypertension regulating angiotensin peptides in the pathobiology of cardiovascular disease
Renin angiotensin system (RAS) is an endogenous hormone system involved in the control of blood pressure and fluid volume. Dysregulation of RAS has a pathological role in causing cardiovascular diseases through hypertension.
Misbah Hussain, Fazli Rabbi Awan
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Background/Aims: Renal injuries induced by increased intra-glomerular pressure coincide with podocyte detachment from the glomerular basement membrane (GBM).
Ramzia Abu Hamad +6 more
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