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SUBMITTER: Xiong S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6766118 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xiong Siping S Sun Hai-Jian HJ Sun Hai-Jian HJ Cao Lei L Zhu Mengyuan M Liu Tengteng T Wu Zhiyuan Z Bian Jin-Song JS Bian Jin-Song JS
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 20190915
Activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) contributes to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Sodium potassium ATPase (NKA) expression and activity are often regulated by angiotensin II (Ang II). This study is aimed at investigating whether DR-Ab, an antibody against 4<sup>th</sup> extracellular region of NKA, can protect Ang II-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Our results showed that Ang II treatment significantly reduced NKA activity and membrane expression. Pretreatment with ...[more]