Losartan attenuates vascular remodeling of the aorta in spontaneously hypertensive rats and the underlying mechanism

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 807-813

  Li, Fangxiong ^a   Shi, Ruizheng ^a   Liao, Meichun ^b   Li, Jianzhe ^b   Li, Shixun ^a   Pan, Wei ^a   Yang, Tianlun ^a   Zhang, Guogang ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Losartan; Oxidative stress; Spontaneously hypertensive rats; Vascular remodeling

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LOSARTAN; P22 PHOX PROTEIN, RAT; P22-PHOX PROTEIN, RAT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; WISTAR KYOTO RAT;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPERTENSION; LOSARTAN; MALE; NADPH OXIDASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY;

EID: 77956657817     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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