The angiotensin AT2 receptor: from a binding site to a novel therapeutic target

UM Steckelings, RE Widdop, ED Sturrock… - Pharmacological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Discovered more than 30 years ago, the angiotensin AT 2 receptor (AT 2 R) has evolved
from a binding site with unknown function to a firmly established major effector within the …

Targeting brain Renin-Angiotensin System for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease: Past, present and future

F Gouveia, A Camins, M Ettcheto, J Bicker… - Ageing Research …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a well-known neurodegenerative disease characterized by the
presence of two main hallmarks–Tau hyperphosphorylation and Aβ deposits …

Modulation of angiotensin II signaling in the prevention of fibrosis

AM Murphy, AL Wong, M Bezuhly - Fibrogenesis & tissue repair, 2015‏ - Springer
Over the last decade, it has become clear that the role of angiotensin II extends far beyond
recognized renal and cardiovascular effects. The presence of an autologous renin …

Novel RAAS agonists and antagonists: clinical applications and controversies

CA Romero, M Orias, MR Weir - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2015‏ - nature.com
The renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) regulates blood pressure homeostasis
and vascular injury and repair responses. The RAAS was originally thought to be an …

Targeting renin–angiotensin system against Alzheimer's disease

AK Gebre, BM Altaye, TM Atey, KB Tuem… - Frontiers in …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) is a hormonal system that regulates blood pressure and
fluid balance through a coordinated action of renal, cardiovascular, and central nervous …

Antihypertensive drugs and brain function: mechanisms underlying therapeutically beneficial and harmful neuropsychiatric effects

C Carnovale, C Perrotta, S Baldelli… - Cardiovascular …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
A bidirectional relationship exists between hypertension and psychiatric disorders, including
unipolar and bipolar depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychosis …

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 …

Dopamine‐angiotensin interactions in the basal ganglia and their relevance for Parkinson's disease

JL Labandeira‐Garcia… - Movement …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Renin‐angiotensin systems are known to act in many tissues, for example, the blood vessel
wall or kidney, where a close interaction between angiotensin and dopamine has been …

The transcriptional landscape of dorsal root ganglia after sciatic nerve transection

S Li, C Xue, Y Yuan, R Zhang, Y Wang, Y Wang, B Yu… - Scientific reports, 2015‏ - nature.com
Following peripheral nerve injury, transcriptional responses are orchestrated to regulate the
expression of numerous genes in the lesioned nerve, thus activating the intrinsic …

Selective activation of angiotensin AT2 receptors attenuates progression of pulmonary hypertension and inhibits cardiopulmonary fibrosis

E Bruce, V Shenoy, A Rathinasabapathy… - British Journal of …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a devastating disease
characterized by increased pulmonary arterial pressure, which progressively leads to right …