La angiotensina II induce LOX-1, el receptor endotelial humano para las lipoproteínas oxidadas de baja densidad

H Morawietz1, U Rueckschloss, B Niemann

  • 1Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany. henning.morawietz@medizin.uni-halle.de

Circulation
|September 1, 1999
PubMed
Resumen

La angiotensina II (Ang II) regula al alza el receptor oxLDL-1 (LOX-1) similar a la lectina en las células endoteliales, promoviendo la aterosclerosis. La terapia con inhibidores de la ECA regula a la baja la LOX-1, ofreciendo potencialmente beneficios antiateroscleróticos.

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