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Endothelial cell-specific deficiency of Ang II type 1a receptors attenuates Ang II-induced ascending aortic aneurysms in LDL receptor-/- mice.
Circulation research - 4 Mar 2011
Rateri Debra L, Moorleghen Jessica J, Balakrishnan Anju, Owens A Phillip, Howatt Deborah A, Subramanian Venkateswaran, Poduri Aruna, Charnigo Richard, Cassis Lisa A, Daugherty Alan
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RATIONALE: Human studies and mouse models have provided evidence for angiotensin II (Ang II)-based mechanisms as an underlying cause of aneurysms localized to the ascending aorta. In agreement with this associative evidence, we have published recently that Ang II infusion induces aneurysmal pathology in the ascending aorta. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to define the role of angiotensin II type 1a (AT(1a))...
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