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Luciana C Veiras

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Cao D, Khan Z, Li X, Saito S, Bernstein E, Victor A, et al.
Cardiovasc Res . 2023 May; 119(9):1825-1841. PMID: 37225143
Aims: The metabolic failure of macrophages to adequately process lipid is central to the aetiology of atherosclerosis. Here, we examine the role of macrophage angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in a mouse...
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Shibata T, Cao D, Dar T, Ahmed F, Bhat S, Veiras L, et al.
Cancers (Basel) . 2022 Nov; 14(21). PMID: 36358691
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a highly aggressive disease with poor prognosis, which is mainly due to drug resistance. The biology determining the response to chemo-radiotherapy in...
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Veiras L, Bernstein E, Cao D, Okwan-Duodu D, Khan Z, Gibb D, et al.
Circ Res . 2022 May; 131(1):59-73. PMID: 35574842
Background: Chronic renal inflammation has been widely recognized as a major promoter of several forms of high blood pressure including salt-sensitive hypertension. In diabetes, IL (interleukin)-6 induces salt sensitivity through...
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Torres-Pinzon D, Ralph D, Veiras L, McDonough A
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol . 2021 Oct; 321(5):C897-C909. PMID: 34613843
Kidneys continuously filter an enormous amount of sodium and adapt kidney Na reabsorption to match Na intake to maintain circulatory volume and electrolyte homeostasis. Males (M) respond to high-salt (HS)...
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Cao D, Giani J, Veiras L, Bernstein E, Okwan-Duodu D, Ahmed F, et al.
Sci Transl Med . 2021 Jul; 13(604). PMID: 34321319
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are used by millions of patients to treat hypertension, diabetic kidney disease, and heart failure. However, these patients are often at increased risk of infection. To...
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McDonough A, Veiras L, McFarlin B, Ralph D
Kidney360 . 2021 Jun; 2(3):519-523. PMID: 34095853
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Giani J, Veiras L, Shen J, Bernstein E, Cao D, Okwan-Duodu D, et al.
Mol Cell Endocrinol . 2021 Mar; 529:111257. PMID: 33781839
The observation that all components of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) are expressed in the kidney and the fact that intratubular angiotensin (Ang) II levels greatly exceed the plasma concentration...
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Veiras L, Shen J, Bernstein E, Regis G, Cao D, Okwan-Duodu D, et al.
J Am Soc Nephrol . 2021 Mar; 32(5):1131-1149. PMID: 33731332
Background: Hypertension is considered a major risk factor for the progression of diabetic kidney disease. Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased renal sodium reabsorption and salt-sensitive hypertension. Clinical studies...
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Peng Z, Liu C, Victor A, Cao D, Veiras L, Bernstein E, et al.
Oncoimmunology . 2021 Feb; 10(1):1870811. PMID: 33537175
Granulocytes are key players in cancer metastasis. While tumor-induced expansion of immunosuppressive myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) is well-described, the fate and contribution of terminally differentiated mature neutrophils to the metastatic...
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Dominici F, Veiras L, Shen J, Bernstein E, Quiroga D, Steckelings U, et al.
Br J Pharmacol . 2020 Aug; 177(20):4766-4781. PMID: 32851652
Background And Purpose: The AT receptor plays a role in metabolism by opposing the actions triggered by the AT receptors. Activation of AT receptors has been shown to enhance insulin...