Introduction Physiology of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Its Pathophysiologic Role in Some Forms of Hypertension Renin in the Selection of Antihypertensive Drug Therapy Renin as a ...

But when blood pressure levels decrease significantly and for long periods, smooth muscle cells in the kidney, and some other kidney cell types, can take on a whole new job: producing renin ...

The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is a hormone system responsible for regulating blood pressure, fluids and electrolytes, and vascular resistance (the force the vascular system exerts on ...

Drugs for diabetic kidney disease treatment have greatly expanded, allowing research and consensus on their optimal use.

A new meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of inhibitors of the renin–angiotensin system highlights the clinical benefits of these agents and underscores their potential in the ...

In a 24-week trial, semaglutide led to a 52% reduction in albuminuria and improved kidney health in individuals with chronic ...

Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet researchers have identified 45 proteins in the blood that are associated with ...

Researchers investigate the clinical efficacy of semaglutide in controlling urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio in overweight ...

Many of these potential new targets, Saunders says, involve hormones -- not sex hormones like estrogen or testosterone, but hormones like renin and angiotensin, which play a role in helping to ...

Empagliflozin continues to provide cardiorenal benefit in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) for up to 12 months ...

If the clinical history is not helpful (e.g., there is no documentation of the efficacy of drug "A"), then measuring a renin level (either plasma renin activity or direct renin) can be helpful ...