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January 1, 1999Hypertension100 citationsOpen Access

Angiotensin II Signaling in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Under High Glucose Conditions

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Population

Porcine vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC)

Comparison

High glucose alone or combined with Angiotensin II vs Normal glucose (5.5 mmol/L)

Design

Preclinical

Follow-up

0.5 to 24 hours

Authors

RNRama NatarajanSSStephen ScottWBWei Bai

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Overview

High glucose and Angiotensin II synergistically activate MAPKs and AP-1 in vascular smooth muscle cells, suggesting a mechanism for accelerated vascular disease in diabetes.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Porcine vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC)
I
Intervention
High glucose (25 mmol/L) alone or combined with Angiotensin II
C
Comparator
Normal glucose (5.5 mmol/L)
O
Outcome
Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) including ERK1/2, JNK, and p38 MAPK, and AP-1 DNA-binding activitysurrogate

High glucose and Angiotensin II synergistically activate MAPKs and AP-1 in vascular smooth muscle cells, suggesting a mechanism for accelerated vascular disease in diabetes.

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Natarajan et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f5e05f44fa9f079dccb08https://doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.33.1.378
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