High human renin hypertension in transgenic rats

J Bohlender, A Fukamizu, A Lippoldt, T Nomura… - …, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
… the specific human renin inhibitor remikiren lowered blood pressure to normal values. Double
transgenic mice … We conclude that this double transgenic strain will facilitate simultaneous …

The brain renin-angiotensin system in transgenic mice carrying a highly regulated human renin transgene

S Morimoto, MD Cassell, CD Sigmund - Circulation research, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
… 2 novel transgenic mouse models containing the human renin (… These mice exhibit a very
narrow tissue-specific expression … the brain RAS in double transgenic mice using the PAC160 …

The brain renin-angiotensin system contributes to the hypertension in mice containing both the human renin and human angiotensinogen transgenes

RL Davisson, G Yang, TG Beltz, MD Cassell… - Circulation …, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
… To determine whether HREN mRNA was present in brain of double-transgenic mice, we
used reverse transcriptase (RT)–PCR. Brains were collected, specific regions were dissected, …

Chronic hypertension and altered baroreflex responses in transgenic mice containing the human renin and human angiotensinogen genes.

DC Merrill, MW Thompson, CL Carney… - The Journal of …, 1996 - Am Soc Clin Investig
transgenic mouse models that separately contain and express the human renin (hRen) and
human … In the present study, we report the generation of a double transgenic mouse model in …

Chimeric renin-angiotensin system demonstrates sustained increase in blood pressure of transgenic mice carrying both human renin and human angiotensinogen …

A Fukamizu, K Sugimura, E Takimoto… - Journal of Biological …, 1993 - Elsevier
… BP elevation of our dual gene carriers generated by cross-mating separate lines of transgenic
mice carrying either the human renin or human angiotensinogen genes whose expression …

Increased blood pressure in transgenic mice expressing both human renin and angiotensinogen in the renal proximal tubule

JL Lavoie, KD Lake-Bruse… - American Journal of …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
… We conclude that dual production of renin and angiotensinogen in the renal proximal tubule
can result in a systemic increase in arterial pressure. These data support a role for a tissue-…

Transgenic mice for studies of the renin–angiotensin system in hypertension

JL Lavoie, RA Bianco, K Sakai, HL Keen… - Acta physiologica …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
human renin cannot cleave mouse or rat angiotensinogen and vice versa. We and others
have developed double transgenic mice … regulated, we generated transgenic mice with 160 kb …

Aliskiren, a human renin inhibitor, ameliorates cardiac and renal damage in double-transgenic rats

B Pilz, E Shagdarsuren, M Wellner, A Fiebeler… - …, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
… This study demonstrates that the human renin inhibitor aliskiren can inhibit BP and organ …
Our findings also underscore the utility of the dTGR model for studying human renin inhibitors …

Regulation of renin: new evidence from cultured cells and genetically modified mice

M Bader, D Ganten - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2000 - Springer
… regulation and function and may become the motor of the second century in renin research.
… of human angiotensinogen in human renin transgenic animals. Animals with short transgene

Regulated tissue-and cell-specific expression of the human renin gene in transgenic mice.

CD Sigmund, CA Jones, CM Kane, C Wu… - Circulation …, 1992 - Am Heart Assoc
Second, abnormal quantitative expression of transgenes in certain tissues has been
reported even when they exhibit proper qualitative expression28; ie, although the expression of …