Renin (etymology and pronunciation), also known as an angiotensinogenase, is an aspartic protease protein and enzyme secreted by the kidneys that participates...

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS), or renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), is a hormone system that regulates blood pressure, fluid, and electrolyte...

Renin inhibitors are pharmaceutical drugs inhibiting the activity of renin that is responsible for hydrolyzing angiotensinogen to angiotensin I, which...

Plasma renin activity (PRA), also known as the renin (active) assay or random plasma renin, is a measure of the activity of the plasma enzyme renin, which...

Aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) is the mass concentration of aldosterone divided by the plasma renin activity or by serum renin concentration in blood...

Gamma-renin (EC 3.4.21.54) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction Cleavage of the Leu-Leu bond in synthetic renin substrate...

the renin–angiotensin system. As a result of losartan dosing, plasma renin activity increases due to removal of the angiotensin II feedback. Renin is released...

atrial natriuretic hormone secreted by the heart. Aldosterone is part of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system. It has a plasma half-life of less than 20...

activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme, an important component of the renin–angiotensin system which converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II, and hydrolyses...

in humans is encoded by the ATP6AP2 gene. The renin receptor binds renin and prorenin. Binding of renin to this receptor induces the conversion of angiotensinogen...

causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure. It is part of the renin–angiotensin system, which regulates blood pressure. Angiotensin also stimulates...

Renin (Persian: رنين) may refer to: Renin-e Bozorg Renin-e Kuchek This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the...

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (sometimes also spelled Shaykh; also known by at least 50 pseudonyms; born 14 April 1965), often known by his initials KSM, is a...

density of calories and may contribute to obesity. Renin elevation is another risk factor. Renin is an enzyme secreted by the juxtaglomerular apparatus...

hyperreninism, or hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism) is due to overactivity of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS). The causes of secondary hyperaldosteronism...

thirst for both water and salt via the renin-angiotensin system. Hypovolemia leads to activation of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) and is detected...

synthesizing renin, they play a critical role in the renin–angiotensin system and thus in autoregulation of the kidney. Juxtaglomerular cells secrete renin in response...

precursor for renin, the hormone that activates the renin–angiotensin system, which serves to raise blood pressure. Prorenin is converted into renin by the juxtaglomerular...

concentration. Renin is the first in a series of important chemical messengers that make up the renin–angiotensin system. Changes in renin ultimately alter...

begins juxtaglomerular cells, (also known as granular cells) which secrete renin extraglomerular mesangial cells The juxtaglomerular apparatus is part of...

increases renin release from the juxtaglomerular cells of the afferent and efferent arterioles, which are the major storage sites for renin. As such,...

gestational hypertension. Renin comes one level higher than angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) in the renin–angiotensin system. Renin inhibitors can therefore...

The Renin stability regulatory element (REN-SRE) is a cis-acting element identified in the 3'untranslated region (3'UTR) of the renin (REN) gene. It acts...

production of the hormone aldosterone from the adrenal glands, resulting in low renin levels and high blood pressure. This abnormality is a paraneoplastic syndrome...

Renin-e Bozorg (Persian: رنين بزرگ, also Romanized as Renīn-e Bozorg; also known as Renīn-e Shams od Dīn) is a village in Gowharan Rural District, Gowharan...

of pregnancy as it may harm the baby. Lisinopril works by inhibiting the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system. Lisinopril was patented in 1978 and approved...

Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Peripheral Vascular Disease...

plasma renin activity (PRA) is plotted against 24-h sodium excretion, ~10–15% of hypertensive patients have high PRA and 25% have low PRA. High-renin patients...

mechanoreceptors. Control centers include the respiratory center and the renin-angiotensin system. An effector is the target acted on, to bring about the...

to activation of the renin-angiotensin system, high serum potassium levels, or elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Renin converts angiotensinogen...