Inflammation Database: genes: AGT (angiotensinogen (serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A, member 8))

AGT (angiotensinogen (serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A, member 8))

[ANHU, FLJ92595, FLJ97926, SERPINA8]

- Hyperglycemia may be related to the adverse renal effects of angiotensin II (AII). In the kidney, the glomerular mesangial cell is the main target of AII action. Glucose augments angiotensin II-induced proinflammatory gene expression in human mesangial cells (Naito et al., 2009). AII [...] http://digg.com/u1Rh2n