2013
Centrally administered angiotensin‐(1–7) increases the survival of stroke‐prone spontaneously hypertensive rats
Regenhardt RW, Mecca AP, Desland F, Ritucci‐Chinni P, Ludin JA, Greenstein D, Banuelos C, Bizon JL, Reinhard MK, Sumners C. Centrally administered angiotensin‐(1–7) increases the survival of stroke‐prone spontaneously hypertensive rats. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Physiology And Cognate Medical Sciences 2013, 99: 442-453. PMID: 24142453, PMCID: PMC7416533, DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2013.075242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHaemorrhagic strokeHypertensive ratsMicroglial activationIschemic strokeNeurological statusTherapeutic targetBeneficial actionsInfusion of AngMas receptor blockerHigh sodium dietPotential new therapeutic targetAction of angiotensinNumber of microgliaMechanism of injuryNumber of hemorrhagesSerum corticosterone levelsActivation of angiotensinPotential therapeutic targetNew therapeutic targetsPotential beneficial actionsPotential beneficial roleDays of ageAng-(1-7) treatmentIntracerebral inflammationMicroglial numbers
2009
Therapeutic Implications of the Vasoprotective Axis of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Cardiovascular Diseases
Ferreira AJ, Santos RA, Bradford CN, Mecca AP, Sumners C, Katovich MJ, Raizada MK. Therapeutic Implications of the Vasoprotective Axis of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Cardiovascular Diseases. Hypertension 2009, 55: 207-213. PMID: 20038757, PMCID: PMC2826213, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.140145.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
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 factorsChronic angiotensin-(1–7) prevents cardiac fibrosis in DOCA-salt model of hypertension
Grobe JL, Mecca AP, Mao H, Katovich MJ. Chronic angiotensin-(1–7) prevents cardiac fibrosis in DOCA-salt model of hypertension. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2006, 290: h2417-h2423. PMID: 16415071, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01170.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDOCA-salt modelBlood pressureCardiac hypertrophyCardiac fibrosisCardiac remodelingDeoxycorticosterone acetate pelletsDOCA-salt animalsBlood pressure responseCarotid artery cannulationDOCA-salt treatmentTail-cuff methodWk of treatmentPerivascular collagen depositionSprague-Dawley ratsNormal drinking waterAngiotensin fragmentsChronic angiotensinDOCA animalsAngiotensin infusionArtery cannulationPerivascular fibrosisSham surgeryAngiotensin IIOsmotic minipumpsMyocyte diameter