Angiotensin-(1–7)

17 -Estradiol inhibits angiotensin II activation of area postrema neurons

Pamidimukkala, Jaya, and Meredith Hay. 17 -Estradiol inhibits angiotensin II activation of area postrema neurons. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H1515–H1520, 2003. First published June 26, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00174.2003.— It is well established that the area postrema, as a circumventricular organ, is susceptible to modulation by circulating hormones and peptides. Furthermore, activatio...

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in Sarcoidosis

Association of interleukin 17 / angiotensin II with refractory hypertension risk in hemodialysis patients.

OBJECTIVE The study was performed to investigate the association of interleukin 17 (IL 17) or angiotensin II (Ang II) with refractory hypertension risk in hemodialysis patients. METHODS Ninety hemodialysis patients were enrolled into this study, and those with hypertension were divided into two groups. The Easy-to-Control Hypertension group (ECHG) had fifty patients, while the refractory hype...

Roles of interleukin 17 in angiotensin II type 1 receptor-mediated insulin resistance.

Interleukin 17 (IL-17) is known to contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension, atherosclerosis, and adipocyte differentiation; however, the roles of IL-17 in glucose metabolism remain to be elucidated. Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers improve insulin resistance at least in part because of the amelioration of inflammation. Therefore, we examined the possible roles of IL-17 in the path...

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Metabolizes and Partially Inactivates Pyr-Apelin-13 and Apelin-17

The apelin and angiotensin family of peptides have a wide range of related physiological and pathophysiological effects on the heart and vasculature. Apelin is synthesized as a precursor 77 amino acid pre-pro-peptide and is subsequently processed into a family of apelin peptides, with pyrapelin 13 and apelin 17 being the dominant apelin peptides found in vivo. Apelin acts on the apelin receptor...