Title : Cardiac fibrogenesis in magnesium deficiency: a role for circulating angiotensin II and aldosterone.

Pub. Date : 2006 Jul

PMID : 16473957






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1 Cardiac fibrogenesis in magnesium deficiency: a role for circulating angiotensin II and aldosterone. Magnesium angiotensinogen Rattus norvegicus
2 Circulating and cardiac tissue levels of angiotensin II were significantly elevated in magnesium-deficient animals (67.6% and 93.1%, respectively, vs. control). Magnesium angiotensinogen Rattus norvegicus
3 Furthermore, preliminary experiments in vivo using enalapril supported a role for angiotensin II in magnesium deficiency. Magnesium angiotensinogen Rattus norvegicus
4 The findings suggest that circulating angiotensin II and aldosterone may stimulate fibroblast activity and contribute to a fibrogenic response in the heart in magnesium deficiency. Magnesium angiotensinogen Rattus norvegicus