Immune mechanisms of hypertension

GR Drummond, A Vinh, TJ Guzik… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Hypertension affects 30% of adults and is the leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
Traditionally, hypertension has been regarded as a disorder of two systems that are involved …

A modern understanding of the traditional and nontraditional biological functions of angiotensin-converting enzyme

KE Bernstein, FS Ong, WLB Blackwell, KH Shah… - Pharmacological …, 2013 - ASPET
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is a zinc-dependent peptidase responsible for
converting angiotensin I into the vasoconstrictor angiotensin II. However, ACE is a relatively …

A historical perspective on ACE2 in the COVID-19 era

V Bhalla, CA Blish, AM South - Journal of Human Hypertension, 2021 - nature.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Lessons learned from severe acute respiratory syndrome …

A century old renin–angiotensin system still grows with endless possibilities: AT1 receptor signaling cascades in cardiovascular physiopathology

P Balakumar, G Jagadeesh - Cellular signalling, 2014 - Elsevier
Ang II, the primary effector pleiotropic hormone of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS)
cascade, mediates physiological control of blood pressure and electrolyte balance through …

The mechanistic overview of SARS-CoV-2 using angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 to enter the cell for replication: possible treatment options related to the renin …

A Offringa, R Montijn, S Singh, M Paul… - European Heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a healthcare crisis caused by insufficient knowledge
applicable to effectively combat the virus. Therefore, different scientific discovery strategies …

Angiotensin receptor type 1 and endothelin receptor type A on immune cells mediate migration and the expression of IL-8 and CCL18 when stimulated by …

J Günther, A Kill, MO Becker, H Heidecke… - Arthritis research & …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Agonistic autoantibodies (Aabs) against the angiotensin II receptor type
1 (AT1R) and the endothelin receptor type A (ETAR) have been identified in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Th-17 cell activation in response to high salt following acute kidney injury is associated with progressive fibrosis and attenuated by AT-1R antagonism

P Mehrotra, JB Patel, CM Ivancic, JA Collett… - Kidney international, 2015 - Elsevier
Exposure of rats to elevated dietary salt following recovery from acute kidney injury (AKI)
accelerates the transition to chronic kidney disease (CKD), and is dependent on lymphocyte …

Immunomodulation and immunopharmacology in heart failure

G Markousis-Mavrogenis, L Baumhove… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The immune system is intimately involved in the pathophysiology of heart failure. However, it
is currently underused as a therapeutic target in the clinical setting. Moreover, the …

Renin–angiotensin system blockade in the COVID-19 pandemic

JB Cohen, AM South, HA Shaltout… - Clinical Kidney …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a hypothesis
emerged suggesting that pharmacologic inhibitors of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) …

Angiotensin receptor blockers: Focus on cardiac and renal injury

S Arumugam, R Sreedhar, RA Thandavarayan… - Trends in cardiovascular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Angiotensin II, an important component of renin angiotensin system, is a potent vasopressor
and its actions are mostly mediated via angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT 1 R) and role of AT …