Kidney Renin-Angiotensin System: Lost in a RAS Cascade.
Hypertension
; 81(4): 682-686, 2024 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Renin was discovered more than a century ago. Since then, the functions of the renin-angiotensin system in the kidney have been the focus of intensive research revealing its importance in regulation of renal physiology and in the pathogenesis of heart, vascular, and kidney diseases. Inhibitors of renin-angiotensin system components are now foundational therapies for a range of kidney and cardiovascular diseases from hypertension to heart failure to diabetic nephropathy. Despite years of voluminous research, emerging studies continue to reveal new complexities of the regulation of the renin-angiotensin system within the kidney and identification of nonclassical components of the system like the prorenin receptor (PRR) and ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), with powerful renal effects that ultimately impact the broader cardiovascular system. With the emergence of a range of novel therapies for cardiovascular and kidney diseases, the importance of a detailed understanding of the renin-angiotensin system in the kidney will allow for the development of informed complementary approaches for combinations of treatments that will optimally promote health and longevity over the century ahead.
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Nefropatias Diabéticas
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Humans
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Hypertension
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2024
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