Article
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...
Topics
- Albuminuria
- Angiotensin II
- Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
- Animals
- Antihypertensive Agents
- Benzimidazoles
- Biphenyl Compounds
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Extracellular Matrix
- Gene Expression
- Hypertension, Renal
- Kidney
- Kidney Glomerulus
- Male
- Phenotype
- Prodrugs
- RNA, Messenger
- Rats
