Tissue Renin-Angiotensin Systems: A Unifying Hypothesis of Metabolic Disease

The actions of angiotensin peptides are diverse and locally acting tissue renin-angiotensin systems (RAS) are present in almost all tissues of the body. An activated RAS strongly correlates to metabolic disease (e.g. diabetes) and its complications and blockers of RAS have been demonstrated to preve...

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Main Authors: Jeppe eSkov, Frederik ePersson, Jørgen eFrøkiær, Jens Sandahl Christiansen
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Diabetes Mellitus
Metabolic Diseases
Obesity
Osteoporosis
Renin-Angiotensin System
Vitamin D
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00023/full
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