Role of intrarenal (pro)renin receptor in ischemic acute kidney injury in rats
Author(s) -
Masafumi Ono,
Yukitoshi Sakao,
Takayuki Tsuji,
Naro Ohashi,
Hideo Yasuda,
Akira Nishiyama,
Yoshihide Fujigaki,
Akihiko Kato
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and experimental nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1437-7799
pISSN - 1342-1751
DOI - 10.1007/s10157-014-0979-9
Subject(s) - renin–angiotensin system , medicine , endocrinology , kidney , mapk/erk pathway , angiotensin ii receptor type 1 , renal ischemia , ischemia , angiotensin ii , olmesartan , receptor , phosphorylation , nephrology , chemistry , reperfusion injury , biochemistry , blood pressure
(Pro)renin receptor [(P)RR], a trans-membrane receptor for renin and prorenin, is involved in the local activation of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the kidney. However, it remains to be determined whether (P)RR plays a role in the development of ischemic acute kidney injury (AKI).
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