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