Both aldosterone and spironolactone can modulate the intracellular ACE/ANG II/AT1 and ACE2/ANG (1‐7)/MAS receptor axes in human mesangial cells

Abstract The kidney is an important target of the renin‐ANG‐aldosterone system (RAAS). To date, several studies have demonstrated the existence of a local RAAS in various tissues, including the renal tissue. The mineralocorticoid aldosterone is known to play a critical role in the classical RAAS; ho...

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Main Authors: Danielle Stoll, Rodrigo Yokota, Danielle Sanches Aragão, Dulce E. Casarini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Physiological Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14105