Brain renin-angiotensin system and microglial polarization: implications for aging and neurodegeneration

JL Labandeira-Garcia, AI Rodríguez-Perez… - Frontiers in aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Microglia can transform into proinflammatory/classically activated (M1) or anti-inflammatory/
alternatively activated (M2) phenotypes following environmental signals related to …

[HTML][HTML] Dopamine receptors and neurodegeneration

C Rangel-Barajas, I Coronel, B Florán - Aging and disease, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dopamine (DA) is one of the major neurotransmitters and participates in a number of
functions such as motor coordination, emotions, memory, reward mechanism …

[HTML][HTML] Role of estrogen and other sex hormones in brain aging. Neuroprotection and DNA repair

S Zárate, T Stevnsner, R Gredilla - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Aging is an inevitable biological process characterized by a progressive decline in
physiological function and increased susceptibility to disease. The detrimental effects of …

Brain renin angiotensin in disease

MI Phillips, EM De Oliveira - Journal of molecular medicine, 2008 - Springer
A brain renin angiotensin system (RAS) and its role in cardiovascular control and fluid
homeostasis was at first controversial. This was because a circulating kidney-derived renin …

How does SARS-CoV-2 affect the central nervous system? A working hypothesis

F Panariello, L Cellini, M Speciani, D De Ronchi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Interstitial pneumonia was the first manifestation to be recognized as caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); however, in just a few weeks, it …

Brain renin-angiotensin system and dopaminergic cell vulnerability

JL Labandeira-García, P Garrido-Gil… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Although the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) was classically considered as a circulating
system that regulates blood pressure, many tissues are now known to have a local RAS …

Angiotensin type 1 receptor inhibition enhances the extinction of fear memory

PJ Marvar, J Goodman, S Fuchs, DC Choi… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The current effective treatment options for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
are limited, and therefore the need to explore new treatment strategies is critical …

Inhibition of central angiotensin II enhances memory function and reduces oxidative stress status in rat hippocampus

W Bild, L Hritcu, C Stefanescu, A Ciobica - Progress in Neuro …, 2013 - Elsevier
While it is now well established that the independent brain renin–angiotensin system (RAS)
has some important central functions besides the vascular ones, the relevance of its main …

The CNS renin-angiotensin system

O Von Bohlen und Halbach, D Albrecht - Cell and tissue research, 2006 - Springer
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is one of the best-studied enzyme-neuropeptide
systems in the brain and can serve as a model for the action of peptides on neuronal …

Telmisartan protects against aluminum-induced Alzheimer-like pathological changes in rats

M Khalifa, MM Safar, RM Abdelsalam, HF Zaki - Neurotoxicity research, 2020 - Springer
Currently, there is no effective mean for treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Commonly used AD drugs have a moderate effect and treat only the associated symptoms …