background: the role of renin angiotensin system (ras) in ischemic/reperfusion (i/r) injuries is not fully elucidated. furthermore, it is not clear whether inhibition of ras by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ace) inhibitors has beneficial effects in terms of protecting the brain from i/r injuries. in this study enalapril is used as an ace inhibitor to evaluate the role of ras in i/r injuries in...

Background: Hypertension during pregnancy period along with the presence of protein in the urine, after the 20th weeks of gestation is called preeclampsia (PE). About five percent of all pregnancies are manifested with PE and its exact etiology has still remained unknown. The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has an important role in the regulation of blood pressure during pregnancy and so pathoph...

The article is a review of publications concerning historical perspectives the renin-angiotensin system. discovery its components presented in chronological order, beginning with initial identification renin and proceeding to subsequent discoveries angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, angiotensin- (1-7), Mas receptor.
 This paper presents modern classification system, dividing it into classica...

stroke is the leading cause of death and disability in the world after the cancer and cardiovascular diseases. genetic factors have main significance to got stroke. renin-angiotensin system contains candidate genes and polymorphisms for causing stroke. there are reported associations between stroke and angiotensin ii type-1 receptor g. 1166a > c polymorphism (rs5186). therefore in this study th...

Angiotensin II, the effector peptide of the renin-angiotensin system, regulates cellular growth in response to developmental, physiological, and pathological processes. The identification of renin-angiotensin system components and angiotensin II receptors in cardiac tissue suggests the existence of an autocrine/paracrine system that has effects independent of angiotensin II derived from the cir...