Reduction of blood pressure elevation by losartan in spontaneously hypertensive rats through suppression of LARG expression in vascular smooth muscle cells
Background/Purpose: This study sought to elucidate the mechanism by which losartan inhibits blood pressure (BP) elevation in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Methods: Four-week-old Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and SHRs were either treated with losartan (20 mg/kg/day) for 8 weeks or served as untre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664618307113 |