Recent Developments in the Regulation of Kinins

This volume presents key topics of current interest with regard to several pathophysiological conditions including (a) the basic and clinical aspects of bradykinin receptor antagonists, (b) the kallikrein-kinin pathways in hypertension and diabetes, (c) tissue kallikrein-kinin therapy for hypertensi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sharma, Jagdish N. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Progress in Drug Research
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Basic and clinical aspects of bradykinin receptor antagonists
  • The kallikrein-kinin pathways in hypertension and diabetes
  • Tissue Kallikrein-kinin therapy in hypertension and organ damage
  • Renal (tissue) kallikrein-kinin system in the kidney and novel potential drugs for salt-sensitive hypertension
  • The Kallikrein-kinin system in diabetic retinopathy
  • Genetic manipulation and genetic variation of the Kallikrein Kinin System; impact on cardiovascular and renal diseases