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Parent topics
- Blood pressure [r]: Pressure of the blood on the arteries and other blood vessels. [e]
Subtopics
- Angiotensin [r]: Oligopeptides which are important in the regulation of blood pressure (vasoconstriction) and fluid homeostasis via the renin-angiotensin system. These include angiotensins derived naturally from precursor angiotensinogen, and those synthesized. [e]
- Angiotensin receptor [r]: Cell surface proteins that bind angiotensins and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. [e]
- Peptidyl-dipeptidase A [r]: Peptidyl-dipeptidase A is called Angiotensin I converting enzyme in the renin-angiotensin system and Kininase II in the kallikrein-kinin system. [e]
- Renin [r]: A highly specific (Leu-Leu) endopeptidase that generates angiotensin I from its precursor angiotensinogen, leading to a cascade of reactions which elevate blood pressure and increase sodium retention by the kidney in the renin-angiotensin system. [e]
- Angiotensin II receptor antagonist [r]: Agents that antagonize angiotensin II type 1 receptor. Included are angiotensin II analogs such as saralasin and biphenylimidazoles such as losartan. Some are used as antihypertensive agents. [e]
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor [r]: Drugs mainly used to treat hypertension and heart failure, by hemodynamic effect inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system. [e]
- Hypertension [r]: A multisystem disease whose hallmark is the elevation of blood pressure. [e]
- Kallikrein-kinin system [r]: System of metabolic interactions by products produced in the distal nephron of the kidney. [e]