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Renin measurement

Known as: Active Renin, renin level test, Direct Renin 
The determination of the amount of renin present in a sample.
National Institutes of Health

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2011
2011
Aliskiren improves insulin resistance and ameliorates diabetic vascular complications in db/db mice.
BACKGROUND Aliskiren is a direct renin inhibitor (DRI) and provides an organ-protective effect in human and animal experiments… 
2011
2011
Aliskiren prevents and ameliorates metabolic syndrome in fructose-fed rats
Introduction The renin-angiotensin system plays a major role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome. The objective of this… 
2010
2010
Aliskiren enhances protective effects of valsartan against type 2 diabetic nephropathy in mice
Objectives Addition of aliskiren, a direct renin inhibitor, to losartan provides additive reduction of urinary albumin excretion… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Managing cardiovascular and renal risk: the potential of direct renin inhibition
Aliskiren is the first direct renin inhibitor for the treatment of hypertension. Clinical experience from studies in over 14,000… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Renal and cardio-protective effects of direct renin inhibition: a systematic literature review
Background Blockade of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) at its rate-limiting step by means of renin inhibition has… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Safety and efficacy of the oral direct renin inhibitor aliskiren in elderly patients with hypertension
Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of aliskiren in elderly patients (⩾65 years old) with essential… 
1991
1991
Response to the cold pressor test in normotensive and hypertensive patients.
The response to the cold pressor test (CPT) was studied in 49 normotensive (NT) and 73 patients with essential sustained… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
A targeting sequence for dense secretory granules resides in the active renin protein moiety of human preprorenin.
Human renin plays an important role in blood pressure homeostasis and is secreted in a regulated manner from the juxtaglomerular… 
1989
1989
Evidence That Specific Dopamine‐1 Receptor Activation Is Involved in Dopamine‐Induced Renin Release
Direct effects of dopamine on renin release were examined using static incubations and perifusions of rat renal cortical slices… 
1980
1980
Activation and characterization of inactive big renin in plasma of patients with diabetic nephropathy and unusual active renin.
Human plasma contains inactive renin, which is converted to an active enzyme closely resembling renin upon dialysis to pH 3.3 and… 
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