ReviewCellular and molecular neurobiology2009
Anti-inflammatory effects of angiotensin receptor blockers in the brain and the periphery.
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73 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 124 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Nanoparticle-based approaches for vascular inflammation in managing hypertension: advancing molecular mechanisms and treatment strategies.Drug delivery and translational research · 2026Review
- Role of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers on Cardiovascular Protection in Marfan Syndrome: A Literature Review.Health science reports · 2025Article
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- Class-Specific Effects of ARBs Versus ACE Inhibitors on Survival and Cardiovascular Outcomes in MASLD.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- The Pivotal Role of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers in Hypertension Management and Cardiovascular and Renal Protection: A Critical Appraisal and Comparison of International Guidelines.American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions · 2023Review
- Effect of AT1 receptor blockade on cardiovascular outcome after cardiac arrest: an experimental study in rats.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Renin Angiotensin System as a Therapeutic Target in Traumatic Brain Injury.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2023Review
- Combination of Taurine and Black Pepper Extract as a Treatment for Cardiovascular and Coronary Artery Diseases.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Role of Angiotensin II in Cardiovascular Diseases: Introducing Bisartans as a Novel Therapy for Coronavirus 2019.Biomolecules · 2023Review
- Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Ang-(1-7) Bone-Targeting Conjugate in an Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis Rat Model.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Captopril alleviates epilepsy and cognitive impairment by attenuation of C3-mediated inflammation and synaptic phagocytosis.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2022Article
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Abstract
In addition to regulating blood pressure, angiotensin II (Ang II) exerts powerful pro-inflammatory effects in hypertension through stimulation of its AT(1) receptors, most clearly demonstrated in peripheral arteries and in the cerebral vasculature. Administration of Ang II receptor blockers (ARBs) decreases hypertension-related vascular inflammation in peripheral organs. In rodent models of genetic hypertension, ARBs reverse the inflammation in the cerebral microcirculation. We hypothesized that ARBs could be effective in inflammatory conditions beyond hypertension. Our more recent studies, summarized here, indicate that this is indeed the case. We used the model of systemic administration of the bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LPS produces a robust initial inflammatory reaction, the innate immune response, in peripheral organs and in the brain. Pretreatment with the ARB candesartan significantly diminishes the response to LPS, including reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokine release to the general circulation and decreased production and release of the pro-inflammatory adrenal hormone aldosterone. In addition, the ARB very significantly decreased the LPS-induced gene expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and microglia activation in the brain. Our results demonstrate that AT(1) receptor activity is essential for the unrestricted development of full-scale innate immune response in the periphery and in the brain. ARBs, due to their immune response-limiting properties, may be considered as therapeutically useful in a number of inflammatory diseases of the peripheral organs and the brain.
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