Drug Discovery for Overcoming Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): New Therapy for CKD by a (Pro)Renin-Receptor–Blocking Decoy Peptide

Discovery of the (pro)renin receptor uncovered a novel function of renin/prorenin as the receptor ligands in addition to the enzyme and its precursor. The bindings of renin and prorenin to the (pro)renin receptor trigger two major pathways: the angiotensin II–dependent pathway as a result of the enz...

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Main Authors: Atsuhiro Ichihara, Mariyo Sakoda, Asako Kurauchi-Mito, Tatsuya Narita, Kenichiro Kinouchi, Hiroshi Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319312915