International union of pharmacology. XXIII. The angiotensin II receptors

M De Gasparo, KJ Catt, T Inagami, JW Wright… - Pharmacological …, 2000‏ - Elsevier
The cardiovascular and other actions of angiotensin II (Ang II) are mediated by AT 1 and AT
2 receptors, which are seven transmembrane glycoproteins with 30% sequence similarity …

International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. XCIX. Angiotensin receptors: interpreters of pathophysiological angiotensinergic stimuli

SS Karnik, H Unal, JR Kemp, KC Tirupula… - Pharmacological …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The renin angiotensin system (RAS) produced hormone peptides regulate many vital body
functions. Dysfunctional signaling by receptors for RAS peptides leads to pathologic states …

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of the First Selective Nonpeptide AT2 Receptor Agonist

Y Wan, C Wallinder, B Plouffe, H Beaudry… - Journal of medicinal …, 2004‏ - ACS Publications
The first druglike selective angiotensin II AT2 receptor agonist (21) with a K i value of 0.4 nM
for the AT2 receptor and a K i> 10 μM for the AT1 receptor is reported. Compound 21, with a …

The renin–angiotensin system: a possible new target for depression

J Vian, C Pereira, V Chavarria, C Köhler, B Stubbs… - BMC medicine, 2017‏ - Springer
Depression remains a debilitating condition with an uncertain aetiology. Recently, attention
has been given to the renin–angiotensin system. In the central nervous system, angiotensin …

Regulation of MAP kinase activity by peptide receptor signalling pathway: paradigms of multiplicity

C Liebmann - Cellular signalling, 2001‏ - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can stimulate the mitogen-activated protein kinase
(MAPK) cascade and thereby induce cellular proliferation like receptor tyrosine kinases …

Angiotensin II triggers peripheral macrophage-to-sensory neuron redox crosstalk to elicit pain

AJ Shepherd, BA Copits, AD Mickle… - Journal of …, 2018‏ - jneurosci.org
Injury, inflammation, and nerve damage initiate a wide variety of cellular and molecular
processes that culminate in hyperexcitation of sensory nerves, which underlies chronic …

Tissue renin-angiotensin systems: new insights from experimental animal models in hypertension research

M Bader, J Peters, O Baltatu, DN Müller, FC Luft… - Journal of molecular …, 2001‏ - Springer
Renin was first isolated in the kidney by Tigerstedt and Bergman over 100 years ago. Almost
50 additional years were necessary to isolate the renin substrate angiotensinogen and to …

Signal transduction from the angiotensin II AT2 receptor

S Nouet, C Nahmias - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2000‏ - cell.com
Recent studies of genetically engineered animals have established a role for the
angiotensin II (AT 2) receptor in cardiovascular, renal and central functions, as well as in …

Calcium activation of ERK mediated by calmodulin kinase I

JM Schmitt, GA Wayman, N Nozaki… - Journal of Biological …, 2004‏ - jbc.org
Elevated intracellular Ca 2+ triggers numerous signaling pathways including protein kinases
such as the calmodulin-dependent kinases (CaMKs) and the extracellular signal-regulated …

AT2 Receptor and Tissue Injury: Therapeutic Implications

P Namsolleck, C Recarti, S Foulquier… - Current hypertension …, 2014‏ - Springer
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an important role in the initiation and progression
of tissue injuries in the cardiovascular and nervous systems. The detrimental actions of the …