Recent Developments in the Regulation of Kinins

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sharma, Jagdish N. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Progress in Drug Research ; 69
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Pharmacology.; Endocrinology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Human Physiology.

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...

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.