AT1 receptor activation regulates the mRNA expression of CAT1, CAT2, arginase-1, and DDAH2 in preglomerular vessels from angiotensin II hypertensive rats

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hultström, Michael ^a,b   Helle, Frank ^a,b   Iversen, Bjarne M ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Afferent arteriole; Caveolin 1; Contraction; Losartan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN II; ARGINASE; ARGINASE 1; ARGINASE 2; CAVEOLIN 1; DIMETHYLARGININASE; DIMETHYLARGININASE 2; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LOSARTAN; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 67650680585     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00087.2009     Document Type: Article

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