Historia del sistema renina angiotensina: Grandes hombres, un gran descubrimiento

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The discovery of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS) was one of the important findings in physiology. Two research groups, in both North and South America, independently discovered that renin released a novel vasopressor agent. The Argentine group named it hypertensin, and called hypertensinogen to its plasma protein substrate. The group from the United States named it angiotonin. In 1958, Braun Menendez and Irvine Page suggested that the peptidés name should be angiotensin. Development of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors proved that the RAS is effective in controlling hypertension and heart failure, and in preventing vascular injury in chronic diseases. Both teams, showing that beyond being great investigators they were remarkable persons, shared the merit of the discovery.

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Cherne, P. N., & Young, P. (2014). Historia del sistema renina angiotensina: Grandes hombres, un gran descubrimiento. Revista Medica de Chile, 142(9), 1210–1216. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872014000900017

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