Population
Mice lacking AT1B and both AT1A and AT1B receptors, as well as wild-type and Agtr1a -/- mice.
Comparison
Targeted disruption of Agtr1a and Agtr1b genes… vs Wild-type mice and single knockout mice.
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Caution against extrapolating AT1 double-knockout phenotypes to patients; leaves open isoform compensation in human RAS.
The combined absence of AT1A and AT1B receptors in mice results in impaired growth, abnormal kidney structure, and reduced blood pressure, demonstrating that both isoforms mediate the classical functions of the renin-angiotensin system and can compensate for each other.
Oliverio et al. (1998) studied this question.