Angiotensins
Investigators at University of Kentucky, Cardiovascular Research Center release new data on angiotensins
Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, June 27th, 2007
Fresh data on angiotensins are presented in the report "Angiotensin II increases adipose angiotensinogen expression." According to recent research from the United States, "In addition to the well-defined contribution of the liver, adipose tissue has been recognized as an important source of angiotensinogen (AGT). The purpose of this study was to define the angiotensin II (ANG II) receptors involved in regulation of adipose AGT and the relationship of this control to systemic AGT and/or angiotensin peptide concentrations."
"In LDL receptor-deficient (LDLR(-/-)) male mice, adipose mRNA abundance of AGT was 68% of that in liver, and adipose mRNA abundance of the...
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