Fiend and friend in the renin angiotensin system: An insight on acute kidney injury

Fiend and friend in the renin angiotensin system: An insight on acute kidney injury

Besides assisting the maintenance of blood pressure and sodium homeostasis, the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a pivotal role in pathogenesis of acute kidney injury (AKI). The RAS is equipped with two arms i) the pressor arm composed of Angiotensin II (Ang II)/Angiotensin converting enzyme (AC...

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Main Authors: Nisha Sharma, Hans-Joachim Anders, Anil Bhanudas Gaikwad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury
Renin angiotensin system
Conventional RAS
Non-conventional RAS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332218361778

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