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Investigators at Tongji Hospital publish new data on angiotensins

Published in Blood Weekly, December 20th, 2007

Scientists discuss in 'Recombinant adeno-associated virus-mediated delivery of antisense angiotensin II receptor 1 gene attenuates hypertension development' new findings in angiotensins. According to a study from Wuhan, People's Republic of China, "The renin-angiotensin system plays a crucial role in the development and establishment of hypertension, and the pharmacological blockade of the system results in a reduction in blood pressure. In the present study, we investigated whether the effects of a novel, double-stranded, recombinant adeno-associated virus vector (rAAV)-mediated antisense angiotensin II receptor 1 (AT1R) gene efficiently prevents the development of hypertension induced by...

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