Hypertension is one of most important components of metabolic syndrome. Main etiology of metabolic syndrome is supposed to be due to insulin resistance. Insulin resistance/hyperinsulinemia induces blo...
Mas, which was protooncogene, first detected in vivo by tumorigenic properties originating from rearrangement of its 5'-flanking region was identified as a functional receptor for angiotensin (1-7) an...
The extracellular matrix (ECM) was long thought to be merely a structural tissue support and/or a filter. However, recent studies have suggested that ECM proteins regulate many intracellular and extra...