Liver Protective Effects of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibition Have No Survival Benefits in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Induced By Repetitive Administration of Diethylnitrosamine in Mice
Author(s) -
Sameh Saber,
Amr A. A. Mahmoud,
Noha Helal,
Eman ElAhwany,
Rasha H. AbdelGhany
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2018.167
Subject(s) - medicine , losartan , hepatocellular carcinoma , sorafenib , angiotensin ii , renin–angiotensin system , angiotensin ii receptor type 1 , pharmacology , endocrinology , liver cancer , receptor , blood pressure
Preclinical studies have demonstrated that renin-angiotensin system (RAS) signalling has strong tumour-promoting effects and RAS inhibition was associated with improvement in the overall survival in some cancer types including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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