Angiotensin and Alzheimer's disease: Therapeutic prospects

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-96

  Gard, Paul R ^a   Rusted, Jennifer M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Angiotensin; Angiotensin converting; Antagonists; Cognition; Enzyme inhibitors; Renin angiotensin system

Indexed keywords

1 (4 DIMETHYLAMINO 3 METHYLBENZYL) 5 DIPHENYLACETYL 4,5,6,7 TETRAHYDRO 1H IMIDAZO[4,5 C]PYRIDINE 6 CARBOXYLIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ALCOHOL; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CANDESARTAN HEXETIL; CAPTOPRIL; CERANAPRIL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DONEPEZIL; ENALAPRIL; GALANTAMINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOSARTAN; LOSARTAN POTASSIUM; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRENDIPINE; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PERINDOPRIL; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RENIN; RIVASTIGMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; TACRINE; TELMISARTAN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALSARTAN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COST CONTROL; DEMENTIA; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN DISORDER; REVIEW; SCREENING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANGIOTENSINS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345862283     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.4.1.87     Document Type: Review

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