Pathophysiology and potential future therapeutic targets using preclinical models of COVID-19

R Kumar, MH Lee, C Mickael, B Kassa… - ERJ Open …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) gains entry into the lung
epithelial cells by binding to the surface protein angiotensin-converting enzyme 2. Severe …

Genetics of hypertensive syndrome

A Martinez-Aguayo, C Fardella - Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 2009 - karger.com
The knowledge of the genetic bases of hypertension has improved over the last decade; this
area of research has high priority due to the high incidence of hypertension and its impact …

Preeclampsia in North Indian women: the contribution of genetic polymorphisms

S Aggarwal, N Dimri, I Tandon… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: To find association of angiotensin‐converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D),
angiotensinogen (AGT) T704C, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and …

The effect of liraglutide and sitagliptin on oxidative stress in persons with type 2 diabetes

S Sivalingam, EL Larsen, DH van Raalte… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists have shown cardioprotective effects which have
been suggested to be mediated through inhibition of oxidative stress. We investigated the …

Genetics meets epigenetics: Genetic variants that modulate noncoding RNA in cardiovascular diseases

M Calore, LJ De Windt, A Rampazzo - Journal of Molecular and Cellular …, 2015 - Elsevier
After the recent description of the human genome by the ENCODE and the FANTOM
consortia, major attention has been addressed to the so-called “genomic noise”, which …

Tetra-ARMS-PCR assay development for genotyping of AGT rs699 T/C polymorphism, its comparison with PCR-RFLP and application in a case-control association …

M Hussain, HN Khan, S Abbas, A Ali… - … nucleotides & nucleic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Genetic variations in the AGT gene play a significant role in controlling the plasma
concentration of angiotensinogen (precursor protein of bioactive octapeptide angiotensin II) …

Structural and functional alterations of nitric oxide synthase 3 due to missense variants associate with high-altitude pulmonary edema through dynamic study

H Kanipakam, K Sharma, T Thinlas… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The human endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) is 28 Kbp at 7q36. 1 and encodes
protein comprising of 1280 amino acids. Being a major source of nitric oxide, the enzyme is …

Candidate gene polymorphisms of renin angiotensin system and essential hypertension in a South Indian Tamilian population

P Ramu, G Umamaheswaran… - … journal of human …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Genetic variants of renin angiotensin system (RAS) gene play a significant role in the
pathogenesis of essential hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. In the present study …

Haplotype-based association of ACE I/D, AT1R 1166A> C, and AGT M235T polymorphisms in renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system genes in Korean women with …

YS Choi, H Kwon, JH Kim, JE Shin, Y Choi… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine whether or not the angiotensin-
converting enzyme insertion/deletion (ACE I/D), angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R), and …

The genes polymorphism of angiotensinogen (AGT) M235T and AGT T174M in patients with essential hypertension: A meta-analysis

JK Fajar, BS Pikir, EP Sidarta, PNB Saka, RR Akbar… - Gene Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Elevated level of angiotensinogen (AGT), a major precursor in the hypertension
pathogenesis, is governed by the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of AGT M235T …