This review describes the changes that occur in circulating renin-angiotensin-aldosterone
system (RAAS) components in human pregnancy. These changes depend on endocrine …

A healthy pregnancy outcome depends on the activation of the renin-angiotensin-
aldosterone system (RAAS) as a regulated, integrated response to the growing demands of …

SARS‐CoV‐2 interacting with its receptor, angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), turns
the host response to viral infection into a dysregulated uncontrolled inflammatory response …

The renin-angiotensin system has an important role in maintaining elevated blood pressure
levels in certain forms of experimental and human hypertension. Renin, an enzyme …

The object of this review is to describe the role of the renin–angiotensin system in control of
aldosterone secretion. The review focuses on the roles of the circulating renin–angiotensin …

The physiological role of plasma prorenin remains to be defined, and its extrarenal sources
are yet to be identified. A prorenin-like substance is present in high concentrations in …

Most of the renin in liquor amnii and plasma exists in an inactive form which can be activated
by acidification to pH 3.3. In liquor collected by paracentesis at 34 to 37 weeks' gestation, 83 …

WE have found that human urinary kallikrein converts inactive plasma renin in vitro to an
enzyme with renin-like activity. This observation is interesting because renal kallikrein, the …

Renin, a protease which cleaves the prohormone angiotensinogen, releasing angiotensin I,
has a major role in regulating blood pressure and electrolyte balance. However, the primary …

Enzymes, similar to kidney renin, are present in extrarenal tissue of most mammals; they
hydrolyze angiotensinogen to form angiotensin I. We suggest that these enzymes be called …