Background The renin‐angiotensin system plays a crucial role in human physiology, and its main hormone, angiotensin, activates 2 G‐protein–coupled receptors, the angiotensin type‐1 and type‐2 receptors, in almost every organ. However, controversy exists about the location, distribution, and expression levels of these receptors.
Caglar Cosarderelioglu +12 more
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Evolution of Angiotensin Peptides and Peptidomimetics as Angiotensin II Receptor Type 2 (AT2) Receptor Agonists [PDF]
Angiotensin II receptor type 1 and 2 (AT1R and AT2R) are two G-protein coupled receptors that mediate most biological functions of the octapeptide Angiotensin II (Ang II). AT2R is upregulated upon tissue damage and its activation by selective AT2R agonists has become a promising approach in the search for new classes of pharmaceutical agents. We herein
Silvana Vasile +5 more
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The angiotensin type 2 (AT2) receptor and the bradykinin type 2 (B2) receptor are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that have major roles in the cardiovascular system. The two receptors are known to functionally interact at various levels, and there is some evidence that the observed crosstalk may occur as a result of heteromerization.
Elizabeth K. M. Johnstone +15 more
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Imidazole-Based AT<sub>1</sub> Receptor Ligands: Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation. [PDF]
The angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor is a key component of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) and a validated target for cardiovascular and renal disorders. Developing small molecules with defined AT1 versus AT2 binding profiles remains important for
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Mild hypothermia alleviates post-resuscitation cerebral injury in rats via modulating the balance of the renin-angiotensin system. [PDF]
Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation represent a major cause of mortality. Cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury following Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation leads to severe neurological deficits and significantly worsens patient
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The angiotensin II type 2 receptor in the brain [PDF]
Recent clinical studies indicate that blockade of the renin-angiotensin system is important to prevent stroke, and accumulating results of basic research also indicate the possible involvement of the central renin-angiotensin system in ischaemic brain damage and cognition.
Masatsugu, Horiuchi +2 more
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Angiotensin Type 2 Receptors: Painful, or Not? [PDF]
Pain in response to various types of acute injury can be a protective stimulus to prevent the organism from using the injured part and allow tissue repair and healing. On the other hand, neuropathic pain, defined as ‘pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system’, is a debilitating pathology.
Lakshmi Pulakat +2 more
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Does activation of the protective Renin-Angiotensin System have therapeutic potential in COVID-19?
Infection of lung cells by the corona virus results in a loss of the balance between, on the one hand, angiotensin II-mediated stimulation of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor and, on the other hand, stimulation of the angiotensin II type 2 receptor and/
Pawel Namsolleck, Gert N. Moll
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The effect of aerobic exercise on the function of the local renin-angiotensin system and gluconeogenesis pathway in the liver tissue of type 2 diabetic rats [PDF]
Background and Aim: One of the important and effective physiological systems in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes is the local renin-angiotensin system. The aim of the current study was to determine the effect of aerobic exercise on the function of the
Mohadeseh Shojaei +2 more
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Angiotensin Type 2 Receptor-Mediated Hypotension in Angiotensin Type-1 Receptor-Blocked Rats [PDF]
The type-2 (AT 2 ) angiotensin (Ang) II receptor has been characterized as potentially counterregulatory to the actions of Ang II at its type-1 (AT 1 ) receptor. We investigated the effects of Ang II and CGP-42112A (CGP), a selective peptide AT
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