Combination therapy with AT1 blocker and vitamin D analog markedly ameliorates diabetic nephropathy:...
Combination therapy with AT1 blocker and vitamin D analog markedly ameliorates diabetic nephropathy: Blockade of compensatory renin increase
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Zhang, Zhongyi , Zhang, Yan , Ning, Gang , Deb, Dilip K , Kong, Juan and Li, Yan Chun
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a critical role in the development of diabetic nephropathy, and blockade of the RAS is currently used for treatment of diabetic nephropathy. One major problem for the current RAS inhibitors is the compensatory renin increase, which reduces the efficacy of RAS inhibition. We have shown that vitamin D exerts r...
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Combination therapy with AT1 blocker and vitamin D analog markedly ameliorates diabetic nephropathy: Blockade of compensatory renin increase
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TN_cdi_pnas_primary_105_41_15896
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pnas_primary_105_41_15896
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0803751105
