Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) has a noteworthy part in triggering, and inflammation is maintained by its physiological agents. A crucial mechanism for the initiation and headway of CVD, including Hypertension and atherosclerosis, is inflammation. In addition to its primary function in controlling blood pressure and its contribution to Hypertension, RAAS has pro-inflammatory and profibrotic cellular and molecular effects. Cardiovascular and renal disorders can be treated more effectively by hindering RAAS. Proof recommends that RAAS inhibition enhances vascular remodelling and gets better CVD sequels. Lower levels of oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction, vascular inflammation, and favourable effects on endothelial progenitor cell regeneration are likely the causes of RAAS inhibition's sound vascular effects.
Institution: Middle Technical University
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4383674499