Frontiers in Research of the Renin-Angiotensin System on Human Disease

2007
ISBN: 978-1-4020-6371-8
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 647 g

Reihe: Proteases in Biology and Disease

The primary aim of this book is to provide a topical and timely forum for the critical appraisal of an area of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) research that is expanding rapidly. In this respect, a collection of thirteen chapters from distinguished and world-class experts in the field has been presented on the contemporary research of the RAS and their implications in human disease. This book is an indispensable tool tailor-made for specialists, non-specialists and the novice.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leung, Po Sing

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Innere Medizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Role of ACE, ACE2 and Neprilysin in the Kidney.- ACE Inhibition in Heart Failure and Ischaemic Heart Disease.- Proteases of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Human Acute Pancreatitis.- The Renin-Angiotensin System in Pancreatic Stellate Cells: Implications in the Development and Progression of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.- Renin-Angiotensin System Proteases and the Cardiometabolic Syndrome: Pathophysiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Implications.- The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Hepatic Fibrosis.- The Renin-Angiotensin System in the Breast.- Role of Local Renin-Angiotensin System in the Carotid Body and in Diseases.- Bone Homeostasis: An Emerging Role for the Renin-Angiotensin System.- The Renin-Angiotensin System and its Inhibitors in Human Cancers.- The Skeletal Muscle RAS in Health and Disease.- Local Angiotensin Generation and AT2 Receptor Activation.- ADAMs as Mediators of Angiotensin II Actions.