[HTML][HTML] Within the brain: the renin angiotensin system

LD Jackson, W Eldahshan, SC Fagan… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
For many years, modulators of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) have been trusted by
clinicians for the control of essential hypertension. It was recently demonstrated that these …

Myelination, oligodendrocytes, and serious mental illness

V Haroutunian, P Katsel, P Roussos, KL Davis… - Glia, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Historically, the human brain has been conceptually segregated from the periphery and
further dichotomized into gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) based on the whitish …

[HTML][HTML] ACE2, much more than just a receptor for SARS-COV-2

L Samavati, BD Uhal - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The rapidly evolving pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-
CoV-2) infection worldwide cost many lives. The angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) …

[HTML][HTML] Relationships between adiponectin levels, the metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes: a literature review

AD Frankenberg, AF Reis, F Gerchman - Archives of endocrinology …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Elevated hepatic glucose production, impaired insulin secretion, and insulin resistance-
abnormalities of glucose metabolism typically found in subjects with obesity-are major …

The endocrinology of food intake

DP Begg, SC Woods - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2013 - nature.com
Many questions must be considered with regard to consuming food, including when to eat,
what to eat and how much to eat. Although eating is often thought to be a homeostatic …

The protective effect of resveratrol on vascular aging by modulation of the renin–angiotensin system

EN Kim, MY Kim, JH Lim, Y Kim, SJ Shin, CW Park… - Atherosclerosis, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and aims This study evaluated the effects of resveratrol on arterial aging and
the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) in mice and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) …

Age‐associated changes in the vascular renin‐angiotensin system in mice

HE Yoon, EN Kim, MY Kim, JH Lim… - Oxidative medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background. This study evaluated whether the change in the renin‐angiotensin system
(RAS) is associated with arterial aging in mice. Methods. Histologic changes and …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions of angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) and SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain (RBD): a structural perspective

S Borkotoky, D Dey, Z Hazarika - Molecular biology reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
caused millions of infections and deaths worldwide since its discovery in late 2019 in …

Experimental data using candesartan and captopril indicate no double-edged sword effect in COVID-19

MA Pedrosa, R Valenzuela, P Garrido-Gil… - Clinical …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
The key link between renin–angiotensin system (RAS) and COVID-19 is ACE2 (angiotensin-
converting enzyme 2), which acts as a double-edged sword, because ACE2 increases the …

Electrochemical sensing: A prognostic tool in the fight against COVID-19

S Kotru, M Klimuntowski, H Ridha, Z Uddin… - TrAC Trends in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the world, despite all efforts in infection control and
treatment/vaccine development. Hospitals are currently overcrowded, with health statuses of …