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Unravelling the Lesser Known Facets of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Hypertension is an important risk factor in various pathologies. Despite enormous advancements in health sciences, the number of hypertensive individuals is increasing worldwide. The complex interplay between genetic and epigenetic factors seems to be a promising pathway to exploring the pathophysiology of hypertension.

Recent Findings

Various single gene and genome wide association studies have generated huge but non-reproducible data that highlights the role of some additional but as yet unidentified factor(s) in disease outcome. Dietary pattern and epigenetic mechanism (mainly DNA methylation) have shown a profound effect on blood pressure regulation. Angiotensin II and its receptors are known to play an important role in maintaining blood pressure; hence, a larger section of antihypertensive drugs targets the renin–angiotensin system (RAS). Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R), besides maintaining blood pressure, also has a role in cancer progression.

Summary

Besides other pathways, RAS still remains the main player in blood pressure regulation. Additionally, AT1R has recently emerged as a molecule with diverse roles ranging from physiologic to cancer progression.

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The authors are thankful to the institute for providing all the infrastructure and required permissions to carry out this work at Department cum National Centre for Human Genome Studies and Research (NCHGSR). A financial grant in the form of DBT fellowship (DBT-JRF) by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, to Mayank Chaudhary is also thankfully acknowledged.

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Chaudhary, M., Chaudhary, S. Unravelling the Lesser Known Facets of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor. Curr Hypertens Rep 19, 1 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-017-0699-0

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