The bioactivity of angiotensin II and the effects of related Chinese Herbs.
- Author:
Yun-hui SHEN
1
;
Chang-xun CHEN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Angiotensin II; metabolism; physiology; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; pharmacology; Animals; Blood Pressure; drug effects; Cardiomegaly; physiopathology; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; isolation & purification; pharmacology; Heart Failure; physiopathology; Humans; Hypertension; physiopathology; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; physiopathology; Plants, Medicinal; chemistry; Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2; physiology
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2003;28(5):394-431
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo review the bioactivity of angiotensin II and the effects of Chinese herbs on it.
METHODThe correlative documents published in recent years were summarized.
RESULTAngiotensin II plays an important role in the development of many diseases, such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis, myocardial lesion due to ischemia and reperfusion, cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis, dysfunction of fibrinolytic system, thrombosis, renal failure etc. Some Chinese herbs inhibit the actions of angiotensin II.
CONCLUSIONFurther researches must be done to investigate the bioactivity of angiotensin II and the effects of Chinese herbs on preventing the body tissue from being impaired by it.
