Significance of Chymase-Dependent Angiotensin II–Forming Pathway in the Development of Vascular Proliferation
Author(s) -
Masayoshi Nishimoto,
Shinji Takai,
Shokei Kim,
Denan Jin,
Atsushi Yuda,
Masato Sakaguchi,
Mayumi Yamada,
Yoshihide Sawada,
Keiichiro Kondo,
Kunio Asada,
Hiroshi Iwao,
Shinjiro Sasaki,
Mizuo Miyazaki
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/hc3601.094304
Subject(s) - chymase , medicine , angiotensin ii , renin–angiotensin system , angiotensin ii receptor type 1 , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology , immunology , receptor , blood pressure , mast cell , biology
Vascular tissues of humans and dogs contain chymase as an angiotensin II-forming enzyme. In this study, we investigated whether chymase-dependent angiotensin II formation plays a crucial role in the development of vascular proliferation in dog grafted veins.
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