Temporary Treatment With AT1 Receptor Blocker, Valsartan, From Early Stage of Hypertension Prevented Vascular Remodeling
Author(s) -
Shinji Inaba,
Masaru Iwai,
Megumi Furuno,
Harumi Kanno,
Izumi Senba,
Hideki Okayama,
Masaki Mogi,
Jitsuo Higaki,
Masatsugu Horiuchi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2011.6
Subject(s) - valsartan , medicine , hydralazine , endocrinology , angiotensin ii receptor type 1 , angiotensin receptor , oxidative stress , renin–angiotensin system , blood pressure , angiotensin ii , vascular smooth muscle , pharmacology , smooth muscle
The present study examined the inhibitory action of temporary treatment with an angiotensin type 1 (AT(1)) receptor blocker (ARB) on vascular remodeling using hypertensive mice with overexpression of the human renin (hRN) and angiotensinogen (hANG) genes.
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