Sentences with phrase «angiotensin which»

Green tea is known to help maintain blood pressure at low levels by lessening angiotensin which results in elevated blood pressure or hypertension.

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This peptide family, which became known collectively as the bradykinin potentiating factor (BPF), was also found to block the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, a process that causes blood pressure to rise.

The kidneys also secrete an enzyme called renin, which stimulates the production of a hormone called angiotensin II.

Characterization of a secretase activity which releases angiotensin - converting enzyme from the membrane

Still other research has implicated a hormone called angiotensin II, which also constricts blood vessels.

We now know that fructose elevates uric acid, which decreases nitric oxide, raises angiotensin, and causes your smooth muscle cells to contract, thereby raising your blood pressure and potentially damaging your kidneys.

Moreover, Japanese researchers report that natto may help lower blood pressure by inactivating angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), which helps control blood pressure.

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

In a recent study published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers noted that bilberries significantly inhibited angiotensin - converting enzyme, which narrows the arteries and contributes to high blood pressure.

Fructose elevates uric acid, which decreases nitric oxide, raises angiotensin, and causes your smooth muscle cells to contract, thereby raising your blood pressure and potentially damaging your kidneys.

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.

Patients with high urine protein loss may also benefi t from the use of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors drugs, which will help to slow the progression of disease.

Drugs such as ACE - inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers can benefit cats with chronic kidney disease by dilating blood vessels and supporting blood flow through the kidneys, lowering blood pressure, and also significantly reducing protein loss through the kidneys which can lead to the progression of disease, and so potentially improve survival in these patients.

Medications that help with the condition are diuretics, vasodilators (which decrease resistance in the blood vessels), angiotensin - converting enzyme inhibitors, and sometimes digoxin.