Reduction of blood pressure elevation by losartan in spontaneously hypertensive rats through suppression of LARG expression in vascular smooth muscle cells

Background/Purpose: This study sought to elucidate the mechanism by which losartan inhibits blood pressure (BP) elevation in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Methods: Four-week-old Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and SHRs were either treated with losartan (20 mg/kg/day) for 8 weeks or served as untre...

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Main Authors: Wei-Chiao Chiu, Jiun-Yang Chiang, Jyh-Ming Juang, Cho-Kai Wu, Chia-Ti Tsai, Yung-Zu Tseng, Ming-Jai Su, Fu-Tien Chiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664618307113