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Prorenin stimulates a pro-angiogenic and pro-inflammatory response in retinal endothelial cells and an M1 phenotype in retinal microglia.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 May 2015
Zhu Tong, Miller Antonia G, Deliyanti Devy, Berka David R, Agrotis Alex, Campbell Duncan J, Wilkinson-Berka Jennifer L
Abstract excerpt
Angiogenesis and inflammation are causative factors in the development of neovascular retinopathies. These processes involve the retinal endothelium and the retinal immune cells, microglia. The renin-angiotensin system contributes to retinal injury via the actions of the type 1 angiotensin receptor (AT1R). However, it has been suggested that prorenin, the initiator of the renin-angiotensin system cascade,...
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