Double Trouble for Type 1 Angiotensin Receptors in Atherosclerosis
- 3 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 352 (5), 506-508
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcibr043928
Abstract
A recent study suggests that type 1 angiotensin receptors on the surface of monocytes must dimerize — through a mechanism mediated by transglutaminase — to become activated and hence best able to adhere to the vascular endothelium.Keywords
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