Article
Angiotensinogen Exerts Effects Independent of Angiotensin II.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2016
Lu Hong, Wu Congqing, Howatt Deborah A, Balakrishnan Anju, Moorleghen Jessica J, Chen Xiaofeng, Zhao Mingming, Graham Mark J, Mullick Adam E, Crooke Rosanne M, Feldman David L, Cassis Lisa A, Vander Kooi Craig W, Daugherty Alan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study determined whether angiotensinogen (AGT) has angiotensin II-independent effects using multiple genetic and pharmacological manipulations. APPROACH AND RESULTS: All study mice were in low-density lipoprotein receptor -/- background and fed a saturated fat-enriched diet. In mice with floxed alleles and a neomycin cassette in intron 2 of the AGT gene (hypoAGT mice), plasma AGT concentrations...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
