Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system RAAS

The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) generates the peptide hormone angiotensin II and subsequently the mineralocorticoid aldosterone, which both exert considerable impact on blood pressure ( blood pressure control) and fluid homeostasis, and... 

Development and progression of heart failure involves activation of neurohormonal pathways, including the sympathetic nervous system and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). 

Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) The hormonal system controlled mainly by the kidneys and adrenal glands that regulates blood pressure, blood volume, and electrolyte balance. 

Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), calcium channel blocker (CCB), and BB The combination of the drug Lotrel contains ACE and CCB, and the other combination is BIS and HCTZ. 

Administration of 100 or 200 g daily of licorice (0.7 or 1.4 g glycyrrhizin ) for 1 to 4 weeks has been shown to significantly decrease plasma renin secretion and inhibit the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) (Epstein et al. 1977). 

Blood pressure (BP) and hypertension associated with Pb exposure appear to be related to toxic Pb effects on vascular reactivity, oxidative stress responses, and the renin—angiotensin—aldosterone system (RAAS). 

The target enzyme of aliskiren is renin (EC 3.4.23.15) and the drug is the first direct inhibitor of this enzyme [2, 3], in distinction to the older ACE inhibitors, which provide incomplete suppression of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) (Fig. 2.1). 

A second important process controlhng peripheral resistance and arterial pressure is the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). The renin-angiotensin reflex (RAS) is mediated hormonally through the kidneys. When pressure falls below normal, renin is secreted into the blood stream by the kidneys, which then causes the release of free angiotensin. Angiotensin causes marked vasoconstriction... 

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