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Renal protective effect of TCV-116 in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Blood pressure. Supplement - 1 Jan 1994
Kim S, Ohta K, Hamaguchi A, Omura T, Yukimura T, Miura K, Inada Y, Wada T, Ishimura Y, Chatani F
Abstract excerpt
We examined the effects of TCV-116, a non-peptide selective AT1 receptor antagonist, on cellular phenotype and on the expression of the transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) and extracellular matrix genes in the kidneys of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP). SHRSP were given vehicle or TCV-116 (10 mg/kg/day) by gastric gavage for 10 weeks (from the age of 22 to 32 weeks). Renal mRNA...
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