"Losartan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An antagonist of ANGIOTENSIN TYPE 1 RECEPTOR with antihypertensive activity due to the reduced pressor effect of ANGIOTENSIN II.
Descriptor ID |
D019808
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MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.389.185.475 D03.383.129.308.507 D03.383.129.617.467
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Concept/Terms |
Losartan- Losartan
- 2-Butyl-4-chloro-1-((2'-(1H-etrazol-5-yl) (1,1'-biphenyl)-4-yl)methyl)-1H-imidazole-5-methanol
Losartan Potassium- Losartan Potassium
- Potassium, Losartan
- Losartan Monopotassium Salt
- Monopotassium Salt, Losartan
- Salt, Losartan Monopotassium
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2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Losartan" by people in Profiles.
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Rincón J, Correia D, Arcaya JL, Finol E, Fernández A, Pérez M, Yaguas K, Talavera E, Chávez M, Summer R, Romero F. Role of Angiotensin II type 1 receptor on renal NAD(P)H oxidase, oxidative stress and inflammation in nitric oxide inhibition induced-hypertension. Life Sci. 2015 Mar 1; 124:81-90.
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Deliu E, Tica AA, Motoc D, Brailoiu GC, Brailoiu E. Intracellular angiotensin II activates rat myometrium. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Sep; 301(3):C559-65.
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Gong Q, Davis M, Chipitsyna G, Yeo CJ, Arafat HA. Blocking angiotensin II Type 1 receptor triggers apoptotic cell death in human pancreatic cancer cells. Pancreas. 2010 Jul; 39(5):581-94.
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Chehl N, Gong Q, Chipitsyna G, Aziz T, Yeo CJ, Arafat HA. Angiotensin II regulates the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in pancreatic cancer cells. J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Dec; 13(12):2189-200.
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Jiménez SA, Rosenbloom J. Angiotensin II blockade in Marfan's syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2008 Oct 16; 359(16):1732-3; author reply 1733-4.
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Anandanadesan R, Gong Q, Chipitsyna G, Witkiewicz A, Yeo CJ, Arafat HA. Angiotensin II induces vascular endothelial growth factor in pancreatic cancer cells through an angiotensin II type 1 receptor and ERK1/2 signaling. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Jan; 12(1):57-66.
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Chipitsyna G, Gong Q, Gray CF, Haroon Y, Kamer E, Arafat HA. Induction of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression by angiotensin II in the pancreatic islets and beta-cells. Endocrinology. 2007 May; 148(5):2198-208.
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de Godoy MA, Rattan S. Translocation of AT1- and AT2-receptors by higher concentrations of angiotensin II in the smooth muscle cells of rat internal anal sphincter. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2006 Dec; 319(3):1088-95.
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De Godoy MA, Rattan S. Angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensin II receptor subtype 1 inhibitors restitute hypertensive internal anal sphincter in the spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2006 Aug; 318(2):725-34.
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Watanabe T, Suzuki J, Yamawaki H, Sharma VK, Sheu SS, Berk BC. Losartan metabolite EXP3179 activates Akt and endothelial nitric oxide synthase via vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 in endothelial cells: angiotensin II type 1 receptor-independent effects of EXP3179. Circulation. 2005 Sep 20; 112(12):1798-805.