Open AccessRenin-angiotensin system-related highlights from the High Blood Pressure Research Conference annual meeting
Author(s) -
Friedrich C. Luft
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
jraas. journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system/journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1752-8976
pISSN - 1470-3203
DOI - 10.1177/1470320308100546
Subject(s) - renin–angiotensin system , blood pressure , receptor , angiotensin ii , angiotensin receptor , medicine , oxidative stress , angiotensin ii receptor type 1 , endocrinology
The High Blood Pressure Research Conference of the American Heart Association is a theoretical meeting for hypertension researchers who direct their attention to hypertension-related basic disease mechanisms. The items that I have selected for this brief review are molecular intracellular receptor function, novel angiotensin (Ang)-related pathways, including Ang-(1-7), the Mas receptor, and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, oxidative stress, immunity, the (pro)renin receptor, and until now unappreciated signalling pathways, such as the tonicity element binding protein.