Does administration of aldosterone or progesterone alter angiotensin-forming enzyme activity in brain tissue?
This study demonstrates the presence of a brain-specific renin-like enzyme whose activity is modulated by aldosterone and progesterone.
A renin-like enzyme is present in brain tissue and is independent of kidney and plasma renin. In the presence of homologous substrate it forms angiotensin. Administration of aldosterone significantly decreases this angiotensinforming enzyme activity, while administration of progesterone markedly enhances it.
Ganten et al. (Fri,) studied this question.
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