Frontiers in Research of the Renin-Angiotensin System on Human Disease

SOMMARIO

Role of ACE, ACE2 and Neprilysin in the Kidney.- ACE Inhibition in Heart Failure and Ischaemic Heart Disease.- Proteases of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Human Acute Pancreatitis.- The Renin-Angiotensin System in Pancreatic Stellate Cells: Implications in the Development and Progression of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.- Renin-Angiotensin System Proteases and the Cardiometabolic Syndrome: Pathophysiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Implications.- The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Hepatic Fibrosis.- The Renin-Angiotensin System in the Breast.- Role of Local Renin-Angiotensin System in the Carotid Body and in Diseases.- Bone Homeostasis: An Emerging Role for the Renin-Angiotensin System.- The Renin-Angiotensin System and its Inhibitors in Human Cancers.- The Skeletal Muscle RAS in Health and Disease.- Local Angiotensin Generation and AT2 Receptor Activation.- ADAMs as Mediators of Angiotensin II Actions.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9789048176175
• Collana: Proteases in Biology and Disease
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: XII, 304 p.
• Pagine Arabe: 304
• Pagine Romane: xii