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Beneficial Effect of Mas Receptor Deficiency on Vascular Cognitive Impairment in the Presence of Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 3 Feb 2018
Higaki Akinori, Mogi Masaki, Iwanami Jun, Min Li-Juan, Bai Hui-Yu, Shan Bao-Shuai, Kukida Masayoshi, Yamauchi Toshifumi, Tsukuda Kana, Kan-No Harumi, Ikeda Shuntaro, Higaki Jitsuo, Horiuchi Masatsugu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The classical renin-angiotensin system is known as the angiotensin (Ang)-converting enzyme/Ang II/Ang type 1 receptor axis, which induces various organ damage including cognitive decline. The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas axis is known to exert antagonistic actions against the classical renin-angiotensin system axis in the cardiovascular system. However, its roles in the brain remain...
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