Erschienen in:
01.05.2015 | Hypertension and the Brain (S Stocker, Section Editor)
Control of Energy Balance by the Brain Renin-Angiotensin System
verfasst von:
Kristin E. Claflin, Justin L. Grobe
Erschienen in:
Current Hypertension Reports
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Ausgabe 5/2015
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Abstract
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) exists as a circulating hormone system but it is also used by various tissues of the body, including the brain, as a paracrine signaling mechanism. The local brain version of the RAS is mechanistically involved in fluid balance and blood pressure control, and there is growing appreciation for a role of the brain RAS in the control of energy balance. Here, we review major evidence for the control of energy balance by the brain RAS; outline the current understanding of the RAS components, targets, and mechanisms involved; and highlight some major questions that currently face the field.