Superimposing a high-fat diet on Schistosoma mansoni infection affects renin-angiotensin system components in the mouse kidney

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The levels of the full-length form of the (pro)renin receptor (PRR), a component of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), may be reduced in the membranes of kidneys in renal diseases. This study aimed to investigate the RAS components in the kidneys of mice submitted to a combi...

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Main Authors: Danielle Guedes Dantas Lira, Danielly Cantarelli de Oliveira, Fábio André Brayner, André de Lima Aires, Mônica Camelo Pessoa A. Albuquerque, Leucio Duarte Vieira, Célia Maria Machado Barbosa de Castro, Ana Durce Paixão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100310&lng=en&tlng=en