Direct renin inhibition — a new way of targeting the renin system

The renin system plays a key role in the pathology of hypertension and is influenced, both directly and indirectly, by most antihypertensive agents. The system is the target of several established classes of antihypertensive agents including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin rece...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morris J Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2006-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:http://jra.sagepub.com/content/7/2_suppl/S7.full.pdf