Reduced blood pressure in sickle cell disease is associated with decreased angiotensin converting en...
Reduced blood pressure in sickle cell disease is associated with decreased angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity and is not modulated by ACE inhibition
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Brito, Pamela L. , dos Santos, Alisson F. , Chweih, Hanan , Favero, Maria E. , Gotardo, Erica M. F. , Silva, Juliete A. F. , Leonardo, Flavia C. , Franco-Penteado, Carla F. , de Oliveira, Mariana G. , Ferreira, Wilson A. , Zaidan, Bruna C. , Billis, Athanase , Baldanzi, Giorgio , Mashima, Denise A. , Antunes, Edson , Saad, Sara T. Olalla , Costa, Fernando F. and Conran, Nicola
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United States: Public Library of Science
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) incurs vaso-occlusive episodes and organ damage, including nephropathy. Despite displaying characteristics of vascular dysfunction, SCD patients tend to present relatively lower systemic blood pressure (BP), via an unknown mechanism. We investigated associations between BP and renin-angiotensin-system (RAS) components in S...
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Reduced blood pressure in sickle cell disease is associated with decreased angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity and is not modulated by ACE inhibition
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Author / Creator
dos Santos, Alisson F.
Chweih, Hanan
Favero, Maria E.
Gotardo, Erica M. F.
Silva, Juliete A. F.
Leonardo, Flavia C.
Franco-Penteado, Carla F.
de Oliveira, Mariana G.
Ferreira, Wilson A.
Zaidan, Bruna C.
Billis, Athanase
Baldanzi, Giorgio
Mashima, Denise A.
Antunes, Edson
Saad, Sara T. Olalla
Costa, Fernando F.
Conran, Nicola
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2625265588
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2625265588
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0263424
