Chronically hypertensive transgenic mice expressing human AT1R haplotype-I exhibit increased susceptibility to <i>Francisella tularensis</i>.

ABSTRACT: Age-related illnesses, including hypertension and accompanying metabolic disorders, compromise immunity and exacerbate infection-associated fatalities. Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is the key mechanism that controls blood pressure. Upregulation of RAS through angiotensin receptor type 1 (AT1R), a G-protein coupled receptor, contributes to the pathophysiological consequences leading to vascular remodeling, hypertension, and end-organ damage. Genetic variations that increase the expression of human AT1R may cause the above pathological outcomes associated with hypertension. Previously we have shown that our chronically hypertensive transgenic (TG) mice containing the haplotype-I variant (Hap-I, hypertensive genotype) of human AT1R (hAT1R) gene are more prone to develop the me

SUBMITTER: Ketkar H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10229887 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature