Title : Antihypertensive therapy with aliskiren.

Pub. Date : 2008 Mar

PMID : 18160962






2 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 Aliskiren, a 610 Da nonpeptide molecule, has exceptional affinity for the human renin enzymatic site and a half-life of about 40 h, which make its 3% bioavailability clinically unimportant with continued administration. aliskiren renin Homo sapiens
2 The fact that plasma renin activity is reduced to low levels with aliskiren could provide a theoretical advantage over other treatments, while increases in total renin (prorenin) after the drug poses additional food for thought. aliskiren renin Homo sapiens