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Effects of oral losartan administration on homeostasis of articular cartilage and bone in a rabbit model

Bone Reports, 2022
Background and aims: Previous work has shown that oral losartan can enhance microfracture-mediated cartilage repair in a rabbit osteochondral defect injury model.
Zhenhan Deng, Xueqin Gao, Hajime Utsunomiya, Justin W. Arner, Joseph J. Ruzbarsky, Matthieu Huard, Sudheer Ravuri, Marc J. Philippon, Johnny Huard   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Losartan Monotherapy vs Combination Regimens in IgA Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

ASIDE Internal Medicine
Background: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a disorder in which Immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies build up, causing kidney damage. Losartan, an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB), has shown promise in patients with IgAN. However, a comparison of losartan with
Mohamed E. Haseeb, Hazem E. Mohammed, Anas Hussein Heiba, George Hanen, Nada Ali Omar Abd Elaziz, Mohamed Nasser   +5 more
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Effects of losartan combined with exercise training in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2003
We investigate whether combined treatment with losartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, and exercise training (ET) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) would have an additive effect in reducing hypertension and improving baroreflex sensitivity ...
L.F. Azevedo, P.C. Brum, K.C. Mattos, C.M. Junqueira, M.U.P.B. Rondon, A.C.P. Barretto, C.E. Negrao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Losartan Alleviates Renal Fibrosis and Inhibits Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Under High-Fat Diet-Induced Hyperglycemia

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
The endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of glomerular vascular endothelial cells is considered to be pivotal in diabetic nephropathy (DN).
Yufeng Yao, Yong Li, Xiaofei Zeng, Zheng Ye, Xia Li, Lu Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phenotype Expansion of Malan Syndrome: New Cases and a Review of the Literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Malan syndrome is an ultra‐rare overgrowth syndrome caused by pathogenic variants or deletions in nuclear factor one X (NFIX) located at 19p13.2. Here, we report a comprehensive literature review and phenotyping of known patients with Malan syndrome and present a novel cohort of eight patients.
Alex F. Nisbet, Sylvie A. Adams, Zoe S. Katz, Christal G. Delagrammatikas, Kosuke Izumi, Winifred Sigal, Kim Ventarola, Elaine H. Zackai, Julia E. Reid, Grant T. Liu, Jennifer M. Kalish   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Losartan reverses impaired osseointegration in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

, 2018
OBJECTIVE Hypertension is not only associated with cardiovascular diseases but also with alterations in bone quality. Hypertension therefore might be a risk factor for osseointegration.
Gruber, Reinhard, Mulinari-Santos, Gabriel, Reinhard Gruber, Roberta Okamoto, Tangl, Stefan, Franziska Kirchweger, Kirchweger, Franziska, Gabriel Mulinari-Santos, Fábio Roberto de Souza Batista, Stefan Tangl, Okamoto, Roberta, de Souza Batista, Fábio Roberto   +11 more
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Data on the effects of losartan on protein expression, vascular reactivity and antioxidant capacity in the aorta of ethanol-treated rats

Data in Brief, 2017
We describe the effects of losartan, a selective AT1 receptor antagonist on the alterations induced by treatment with ethanol in the rat aorta. The data shown here are related to the article entitled “Angiotensin type 1 receptor mediates chronic ethanol ...
Carla S. Ceron, Gabriel T. do Vale, Janaina A. Simplicio, Patrícia Passaglia, Sthefany T. Ricci, Carlos R. Tirapelli   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Angiotensin II-Type I Receptor Antagonism Does Not Influence the Chemoreceptor Reflex or Hypoxia-Induced Central Sleep Apnea in Men

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020
Components of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) situated within the carotid body or central nervous system may promote hypoxia-induced chemoreceptor reflex sensitization or central sleep apnea (CSA).
Courtney V. Brown, Lindsey M. Boulet, Tyler D. Vermeulen, Scott A. Sands, Richard J. A. Wilson, Najib T. Ayas, Najib T. Ayas, John S. Floras, Glen E. Foster   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapy for Myhre Syndrome: Goals, Misconceptions, and Current Agents

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre Syndrome (MYHRS, MIM #139210) is a rare, multisystem connective tissue disorder caused by recurrent heterozygous gain‐of‐function pathogenic variants in the SMAD4 gene, a key player in TGF‐β signaling and a regulator of extracellular matrix homeostasis.
Alessandro De Falco, Alfonso Manuel D'Alessio, Nicola Brunetti‐Pierri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of the efficacy and safety of fixed-dose amlodipine/losartan and losartan in hypertensive patients inadequately controlled with losartan: a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Fixed-dose combination drugs may enhance blood pressure (BP) goal attainment through complementary effects and reduced side effects, which leads to better compliance. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety profiles
Hong, BK, Yoon, HJ, Choi, YJ, Park, CG, Yoon, MH, Yang, JY, Cho, SY, Kim, KS, Yoon, JH   +8 more
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