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Review
. 2016 Apr:78:87-90.
doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2016.02.006. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

Intracellular angiotensin II as a regulator of muscle tone in vascular resistance vessels. Pathophysiological implications

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Intracellular angiotensin II as a regulator of muscle tone in vascular resistance vessels. Pathophysiological implications

Walmor C De Mello. Peptides. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

The influence of intracellular angiotensin II on the regulation of potassium current and membrane potential of smooth muscle cells of mesenteric arteries and its relevance for the regulation of vascular tone was reviewed. The presence of components of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) in different cells of the cardiovascular system, was discussed including their presence in the nuclei and mitochondria. Emphasis was given to the opposite effects of intracellular and extracellular angiotensin II (Ang II) on the regulation of potassium current, membrane potential and contractility of vascular resistance vessels and its implication to vascular physiology and pathology and the possible role of epigenetic factors on the expression of angiotensin II (Ang II) and renin in vascular resistance vessels as well as its possible pathophysiological role in hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords: Angiotensin II; Extracellular; Intracellular; Mesenteric artery myocyte; Potassium current; Rat.

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