2009
Aldosterone antagonism or synthase inhibition reduces end-organ damage induced by treatment with angiotensin and high salt
Lea WB, Kwak ES, Luther JM, Fowler SM, Wang Z, Ma J, Fogo AB, Brown NJ. Aldosterone antagonism or synthase inhibition reduces end-organ damage induced by treatment with angiotensin and high salt. Kidney International 2009, 75: 936-944. PMID: 19225557, PMCID: PMC2770712, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAldosterone synthase inhibitionEnd-organ damageHigh salt intakeWeeks of treatmentPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Angiotensin IISynthase inhibitionMRNA expressionSalt intakeInterstitial fibrosisGrowth factor-beta mRNA expressionAortic medial hypertrophyMineralocorticoid receptor blockadeMineralocorticoid receptor antagonismHigh-salt dietCardiac interstitial fibrosisKidneys of ratsPAI-1 mRNA expressionActivator inhibitor-1MRNA protein expressionAldosterone antagonismHypertensive responseRenal effectsUninephrectomized ratsMedial hypertrophy
2002
The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Fibrinolysis in Progressive Renal Disease
Brown NJ, Vaughan DE, Fogo AB. The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Fibrinolysis in Progressive Renal Disease. Seminars In Nephrology 2002, 22: 399-406. PMID: 12224047, DOI: 10.1053/snep.2002.34725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Renal diseaseAldosterone systemProgressive renal diseaseFinal common pathwayActivator inhibitor-1Extracellular matrix accumulationPAI-1 expressionInitiating injuryRenal failureRenin-AngiotensinInterstitial fibrosisClinical managementMajor physiologic inhibitorAnimal modelsProduction of plasminFibrosisMatrix accumulationPlasminogen activatorPhysiologic inhibitorInhibitor-1Common pathwayDiseaseInjuryRAAS