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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.
List of contents
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.
Summary
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.
