Sentences with phrase «angiotensin system»

Also see Claudia Liebl et al, Gene expression profiling following maternal deprivation: involvement of the brain renin - angiotensin system, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience., May 2009, Volume 2, Article 1

Her background includes research focused on the effect of the drug pimobendan on the renin angiotensin system.

Autoregulation of renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate in neonatal puppies appear to be relatively inefficient in response to rapid changes in systemic arterial blood pressure.7 In adult dogs, the renin — angiotensin system is an important regulatory mechanism; however, in neonates, renal blood flow is directly correlated with arterial pressure and does not seem to be altered by inhibition of angiotensin until approximately 6 weeks of age.

The LJPC - 501 is a peptide agonist of the renin - angiotensin system, which is designed to help restore kidney function in patients with hepatorenal syndrome.

Aldosterone: The major mineralocorticoid, aldosterone is part of the renin - angiotensin system and acts on the distal tubules and collecting ducts of the nephron (the functional unit of the kidney) to cause conservation of sodium, secretion of potassium, increased water retention, and increased blood pressure.

Such retardation of growth along with the up - regulation of the renal angiotensin system due to salt restriction leads to underdevelopment of the cardiovascular organs or decreases the number of nephrons in the kidneys, leading to hypertension in adulthood.

Acute stress leads to increased glucocorticoid release from the adrenal glands combined with sympathetic arousal, activation of the renin - angiotensin system, release of inflammatory cytokines, and changes of the immune system (247).

Antenatal maternal protein deprivation: sexually dimorphic programming of the pancreatic renin - angiotensin system.

Mechanisms underlying renoprotection during renin - angiotensin system blockade.

«We discovered that frail older individuals have markedly higher levels of an autoantibody against its own angiotensin system.

The angiotensin system is a key hormonal system that regulates blood pressure and fluid balance.

Mads E. Jørgensen, M.B., of Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and coauthors examined in - hospital records and out - of - hospital pharmacotherapy use in Danish patients with uncomplicated hypertension treated with at least two antihypertensive drugs (β - blockers, thiazides, calcium antagonists or renin - angiotensin system [RAS] inhibitors) undergoing noncardiac surgery between 2005 and 2011.

It does seem, however, that these peptides have a powerful impact on the renin - angiotensin system — a biological system that regulates your blood pressure.

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Agents called renin - angiotensin - system (RAS) inhibitors can reduce both of these; however, patients» risk of experiencing residual albuminuria remains high.

Aldosterone is a hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex, which is part of the rennin - angiotensin - aldosterone system (RAS), which regulates blood pressure.

As mentioned earlier, aldosterone is part of the rennin - angiotensin - aldosterone system (RAAS) that is responsible for regulating and maintaining sodium balance in the body.

Her research interests include management of congestive heart failure with particular interest in the renin - angiotensin - aldosterone system as well as advanced cardiac imaging.

Other drugs that inhibit the renin - angiotensin - aldosterone system may also be useful.

He wanted to determine what drug or combination of drugs activates the Renin - angiotensin - aldosterone system (RAAS), a hormone system that helps regulate long - term blood pressure and volume in the body.

Fluid losses not compensated for by food intake can stimulate thirst mechanisms or other compensatory means, such as the sympathetic nervous system, angiotensin II, and renal sodium excretion.