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Decreased blood pressure in NOX1-deficient mice
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Decreased blood pressure in NOX1-deficient mice

Gaetan Gavazzi, Botond Banfi, Christine Deffert, Laurence Fiette, Michela Schappi, Francois Herrmann and Karl-Heinz Krause
FEBS letters, Vol.580(2), pp.497-504
2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.12.049
PMID: 16386251

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Abstract

To understand the role of the superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase NOX1 in the vascular system, we have generated NOX1-deficient mice. NOX1-deficient mice had a moderately decreased basal blood pressure. In response to angiotensin II they showed an almost complete loss of the sustained blood pressure response, while the initial increase was conserved. NOX1-deficient mice showed a marked reduction in aortic media hypertrophy. Angiotensin II-induced smooth muscle cell proliferation was conserved, but there was a marked decrease in extracellular matrix accumulation. Our results establish a role for NOX1 in blood pressure regulation and vascular angiotensin II response.
Extracellular Matrix Angiotensin II Blood pressure NADPH oxidase NOX1

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