title: Renin-angiotensin system-related highlights from the High Blood Pressure Research Conference annual meeting.
abstract: The High Blood Pressure Research Conference of the American Heart Association is a theoretical meeting for hypertension researchers who direct their attention to hypertension-related basic disease mechanisms. The items that I have selected for this brief review are molecular intracellular receptor function, novel angiotensin (Ang)-related pathways, including Ang-(1-7), the Mas receptor, and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, oxidative stress, immunity, the (pro)renin receptor, and until now unappreciated signalling pathways, such as the tonicity element binding protein.
authors.affiliation: Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Friedrich C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Luft
mesh_terms: D000809:Angiotensins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007109:Immunity; D051379:Mice; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000378:metabolism; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System; D000093342:Prorenin Receptor
chemical_list: D000809:Angiotensins; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D000093342:Prorenin Receptor