angiotensin
noun
an·gio·ten·sin
ˌan-jē-ō-ˈten(t)-sən 
: either of two forms of a kinin of which one has marked vasoconstrictive action
also
: a synthetic amide derivative of the physiologically active form used to treat some forms of hypotension
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Instead, they are used after ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), and calcium channel blockers (CCBs).
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
People who take medications such as diuretics, anticoagulants, ACE inhibitors or ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) to manage cardiovascular issues should also be careful, Tsourounis said, because ibuprofen stresses the kidneys and the heart.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
The company’s intravenous drug, TXA127, is a pharmaceutical version of the naturally occurring peptide angiotensin-(1-7), and the company had spent years developing it as a treatment for diseases in which the renin-angiotensin system was out of kilter.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 10 June 2020
These endangered apes have the same receptor that SARS-CoV-2 uses to enter human cells — angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) — making infection a distinct possibility.
—Jackie Rocheleau, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
People who take medications such as diuretics, anticoagulants, ACE inhibitors or ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) to manage cardiovascular issues should also be careful, Tsourounis said, because ibuprofen stresses the kidneys and the heart.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
The company’s intravenous drug, TXA127, is a pharmaceutical version of the naturally occurring peptide angiotensin-(1-7), and the company had spent years developing it as a treatment for diseases in which the renin-angiotensin system was out of kilter.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 10 June 2020
These endangered apes have the same receptor that SARS-CoV-2 uses to enter human cells — angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) — making infection a distinct possibility.
—Jackie Rocheleau, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020
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angiotensin
noun
an·gio·ten·sin
ˌan-jē-ō-ˈten(t)-sən
1
: either of two forms of a kinin of which one has marked physiological activity and the other is its physiologically inactive precursor
especially
: angiotensin ii
2
: a synthetic amide derivative of angiotensin II used to treat some forms of hypotension
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