The Role of Vasoactive Hormones in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Fibrosis

Angiotensin-(1-7), an alternative metabolite of the renin-angiotensin system, is up-regulated in human liver disease and has antifibrotic activity in the bile-duct-ligated rat

JS Lubel, CB Herath, J Tchongue, J Grace, Z Jia, K Spencer, D Casley, P Crowley, W Sievert, LM Burrell, PW Angus

2009-11-05

Ang-(1-7) (angiotensin-1-7), a peptide product of the recently described ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) homologue ACE2, oppos..