Captopril pretreatment protects the lung against severe acute pancreatitis induced injury via inhibiting angiotensin II production and suppressing Rho/ROCK pathway

Acute pancreatitis (AP) usually causes acute lung injury, which is also known as acute pancreatitis associated lung injury (APALI). This study aimed to investigate whether captopril pretreatment was able to protect lung against APALI via inhibiting angiotensin II (Ang II) production and suppressing...

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Main Authors: Qi-Hong Yu, Jie-Fang Guo, Yan Chen, Xiao-Rong Guo, Yi-Qi Du, Zhao-Shen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-09-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X16301280