Mechanisms of target organ damage caused by hypertension: therapeutic potential

G Cohuet, H Struijker-Boudier - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 - Elsevier
… mortality and morbidity through its effects on target organs like the brain, heart, … target organ
damage. In this review, we describe damages related to hypertension in these target organs

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 (hREN) gene encoded on P1
… form of active renin. Double transgenic mice containing a PAC transgene and the human

Brain-targeted (pro) renin receptor knockdown attenuates angiotensin II–dependent hypertension

W Li, H Peng, T Cao, R Sato, SJ McDaniels… - …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Human renin and human angiotensinogen transgenic mice were generated at the … both
human renin and AGT transgenes were generated by breeding human renin mice with human

Renin-angiotensin system and cardiovascular risk

RE Schmieder, KF Hilgers, MP Schlaich, BMW Schmidt - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
… Inhibitors of the system—ie, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin
receptor blockers, are now first-line treatments for hypertensive target organ damage and …

[HTML][HTML] Renin-Angiotensin system-considerations for hypertension and kidney

HE Yim, KH Yoo - Electrolytes & Blood Pressure: E & BP, 2008 - synapse.koreamed.org
… binding of renin to the receptor can have profibrotic effects that are independent of Ang II,
suggesting direct actions of renin and prorenin on organ pathophysiology22). Renin itself or …

A new method to localize active renin in tissues by autoradiography: application to dog kidney

K Song, J Zhuo, SY Chai, FAO Mendelsohn - Kidney international, 1992 - Elsevier
… crine or paracrine influences on target organ function [6—10]. … renin in key target organs.
Immunohistochemistry has been used to demonstrate renin immunoreactivity in several organs […

[HTML][HTML] The role of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the progression of chronic kidney disease

G Remuzzi, N Perico, M Macia, P Ruggenenti - Kidney International, 2005 - Elsevier
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is a well known regulator of blood pressure
(BP) and determinant of target-organ … RAAS, such as the renin inhibitors or the vasopeptidase …

Deciphering the identity of renin cells in health and disease

O Guessoum, A de Goes Martini… - Trends in molecular …, 2021 - cell.com
… However, chronic unrelenting stimulation of renin cells leads to severe kidney … of renin
cells within the kidney and immune compartments and the consequences of distorting the renin

Renin and prorenin receptor in hypertension: what's new?

G Nguyen - Current hypertension reports, 2011 - Springer
renin, as renin was not expressed in Xenopus embryos at the early phase of development
when the studies were performed, and Drosophila and Hydra have no reninhuman (pro)renin

Inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system. A new approach to the therapy of hypertension

MA Ondetti, DW Cushman - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 1981 - ACS Publications
… Steps “b”, “c”, and “d” are known to be enzymatically mediated, while “a” and “e” involve
interactions at the receptor level in different tissues or target organs. The reason for making this …