Prevention of angiotensin II-induced cardiac remodeling by angiotensin-(1–7)
Grobe JL, Mecca AP, Lingis M, Shenoy V, Bolton TA, Machado JM, Speth RC, Raizada MK, Katovich MJ. Prevention of angiotensin II-induced cardiac remodeling by angiotensin-(1–7). AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2006, 292: h736-h742. PMID: 17098828, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00937.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAngiotensin IAngiotensin IIAnimalsBlood PressureCardiomegalyDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisHeartHypertensionMaleMyocardiumPeptide FragmentsProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene ProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Angiotensin, Type 1Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledTime FactorsTransforming Growth Factor betaVentricular RemodelingConceptsRenin-angiotensin systemCardiac remodelingChronic infusionBlood pressureAng IIHeart failureInterstitial fibrosisAngiotensin IIMyocyte hypertrophyHyperactive renin-angiotensin systemAng II type 1Adult Sprague-Dawley ratsEffects of AngSubsequent heart failureOverexpression of angiotensinAcute myocardial infarctionMajor risk factorFormation of AngSprague-Dawley ratsCardiac tissueSubgroup of animalsChronic hypertensionAng receptorsMyocardial infarctionRisk factors