The renin angiotensin system as a therapeutic target in traumatic brain injury

S Villapol, ZC Janatpour, KO Affram, AJ Symes - Neurotherapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem, with limited pharmacological
options available beyond symptomatic relief. The renin angiotensin system (RAS) is …

In Vitro Models of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review

YH Wu, S Rosset, T Lee, M Dragunow, T Park… - Journal of …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health challenge that is also the third leading
cause of death worldwide. It is also the leading cause of long-term disability in children and …

Impairment of pericyte-endothelium crosstalk leads to blood-brain barrier dysfunction following traumatic brain injury

S Bhowmick, V D'Mello, D Caruso, A Wallerstein… - Experimental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) constitutes a neurovascular unit formed by microvascular
endothelial cells, pericytes, and astrocytes. Brain pericytes are important regulators of BBB …

Activation of angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2/angiotensin (1–7)/mas receptor axis triggers autophagy and suppresses microglia proinflammatory polarization via …

R Dang, M Yang, C Cui, C Wang, W Zhang… - Aging …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Brain renin‐angiotensin (Ang) system (RAS) is implicated in neuroinflammation, a major
characteristic of aging process. Angiotensin (Ang) II, produced by angiotensin‐converting …

Traumatic brain injury-induced downregulation of Nrf2 activates inflammatory response and apoptotic cell death

S Bhowmick, V D'Mello, D Caruso… - Journal of molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Recent studies from our group and others have demonstrated that oxidative stress, Ca 2+
signaling, and neuroinflammation are major mechanisms contributing to post-traumatic …

[HTML][HTML] Angiotensin receptors and neuropathic pain

M Balogh, C Aguilar, NT Nguyen, AJ Shepherd - Pain reports, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Growing evidence implicates the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) in multiple facets of
neuropathic pain (NP). This narrative review focuses primarily on the major bioactive RAS …

The role of the brain renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in mild traumatic brain injury (TBI)

JD Vadhan, RC Speth - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
There is considerable interest in traumatic brain injury (TBI) induced by repeated
concussions suffered by athletes in sports, military personnel from combat-and non-combat …

[HTML][HTML] Nrf2 as a potential therapeutic target for traumatic brain injury

PM Abdul-Muneer - Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2023 - imrpress.com
In this review, we discuss the possibility and feasibility of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related
factor 2 (Nrf2) as a therapeutic target to minimize the devastating effects of a brain injury. To …

The involvement of renin-angiotensin system in lipopolysaccharide-induced behavioral changes, neuroinflammation, and disturbed insulin signaling

X Gong, H Hu, YI Qiao, P Xu, M Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Brain insulin signaling is accounted for the development of a variety of neuropsychiatric
disorders, such as anxiety and depression, whereas both inflammation and the activated …

Synergistic inhibition of ERK1/2 and JNK, not p38, phosphorylation ameliorates neuronal damages after traumatic brain injury

S Bhowmick, V D'Mello, PM Abdul-Muneer - Molecular neurobiology, 2019 - Springer
Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases are serine/threonine protein kinases that play a
critical role in signal transduction and are activated by phosphorylation in response to a …