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Assessment of the Renin–Angiotensin System in Cellular Organelle: New Arenas for Study in the Mitochondria

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The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

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The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is an important hormonal system composed of various protein and peptide components that contribute to blood pressure regulation. Although originally characterized as a circulating system, there is increasing evidence for the intracellular expression of RAS elements on the nucleus and mitochondria that may function in concert with or independent of the circulating system. The present chapter describes several experimental approaches to quantify the expression of RAS components in isolated mitochondria from the kidney. These approaches are intended to provide a framework to understand the mitochondrial RAS within a cell-free environment.

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Acknowledgment

The authors gratefully acknowledge Nancy Pirro, Eric LeSaine, and Pamela Dean for technical and surgical support. During the completion of this work, B.A. Wilson was supported by an American Heart Association (AHA) predoctoral fellowship grant (15PRE25120007). Additional support for these studies was provided by National Institutes of Health Grants HD-047584, HD-017644, HD-084227, HL-51952, T32 grant (HL091797); the Groskert Heart Fund, the Wake Forest Venture Fund, and the Farley-Hudson Foundation (Jacksonville, NC).

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  1. McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Caroliina Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem, NC, 27599, USA

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  2. Hypertension and Vascular Research, Department of Surgery, Cardiovascular Scineces Center, Hanes 6047, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA

    Mark C. Chappell

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Wilson, B.A., Chappell, M.C. (2017). Assessment of the Renin–Angiotensin System in Cellular Organelle: New Arenas for Study in the Mitochondria. In: Thatcher, S. (eds) The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1614. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7030-8_9

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