Relevance of angiotensin II-induced aortic pathologies in mice to human aortic aneurysms

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2011 Dec:1245:7-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06332.x.

Abstract

Angiotensin II infusion in mice promotes abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, which provides a feasible approach to study the mechanisms of these two distinct diseases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin II / toxicity*
  • Animals
  • Aorta / drug effects*
  • Aorta / pathology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / genetics
  • Aortic Aneurysm / pathology
  • Aortic Aneurysm / physiopathology
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / etiology
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Angiotensin II