Renin activates PI3K-Akt-eNOS signalling through the angiotensin AT 1 and Mas receptors to modulate central blood pressure control in the nucleus tractus solitarii

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2024-2035

  Cheng, Wen Han ^a,b   Lu, Pei Jung ^c   Hsiao, Michael ^d   Hsiao, Chun Hui ^e   Ho, Wen Yu ^f   Cheng, Pei Wen ^a   Lin, Chia Te ^d   Hong, Ling Zong ^g   Tseng, Ching Jiunn ^a,b,e,h  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f ZUOYING ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

angiotensin type 1 receptor; Mas receptor; nitric oxide; nucleus tractus solitarii; renin

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; N5 (1 IMINOETHYL)ORNITHINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN KINASE B INHIBITOR; RENIN; VALSARTAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; UPREGULATION;

ANGIOTENSIN I; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; RAS PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RENIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 84863707860     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.01832.x     Document Type: Article

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