Aliskiren, a renin inhibitor, downregulates TNF-α-induced tissue factor expression in HUVECS

Angiotensin (Ang)II, the effector arm of the locally active renin—angiotensin system (RAS), modulates Tissue Factor (TF), the principal initiator of blood coagulation and a key promoter of atherothrombotic events. Consistent with that knowledge, previous data showed inhibitory properties of angioten...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Del Fiorentino, Silvana Cianchetti, Alessandro Celi, Roberto Pedrinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320310379449