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ACE inhibitors : central actions / John M. Starr, Lawrence J. Whalley.

Title
ACE inhibitors : central actions / John M. Starr, Lawrence J. Whalley.
Author
Starr, John M.
Publication
New York : Raven Press, [1994], ©1994.

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Whalley, Lawrence J.
Description
xii, 254 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Subject
  • Angiotensin II > therapeutic use
  • Angiotensin converting enzyme > Inhibitors
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors > therapeutic use
  • Brain > blood supply
  • Central Nervous System > drug effects
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation > drug effects
  • Hypertension > Chemotherapy
  • Renin-Angiotensin System
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Foreword / Olaf B. Paulson -- 1. Introduction -- 2. ACE Inhibitors and the Neuronal Environment. The neuronal control of blood pressure. Central nervous system integration of blood pressure and body salt/water balance control. Central actions of the renin-angiotensin system on behaviour and cognitive function. Other central neurotransmitter systems and cognitive function. The renin-angiotensin system in non-salt models of hypertension. Non angiotensin II receptor associated central actions of ACE inhibitors -- 3. Trophic Actions of Angiotensin II. Oncogenes and proto-oncogenes. Second messenger systems. Angiotensin II as a growth factor. The relative importance of angiotensin II as a growth factor. Growth factors in hypertension. Peripheral vascular changes, hypertension and other disease states. Angiotensin II and structural changes of the cerebral vasculature -- 4. ACE Inhibitors and Cerebral Blood Flow. Cerebral blood flow and autoregulation. Blood-brain barrier dysfunction.
  • Cerebral blood flow measurement: methodological considerations. Blood pressure effects on cerebral blood flow. Metabolic effects on cerebral blood flow. Neuronal modulation of cerebral blood flow. Cerebral blood flow and ageing. Other factors which influence cerebral blood flow. The renin-angiotensin system and cerebral blood flow. Effects of other antihypertensive agents on cerebral blood flow -- 5. ACE Inhibitors and Cognitive Function. Neuropsychological measurement: methodological considerations. Cognitive thresholds. Hypertension and neuropsychological performance. ACE inhibitors and vascular dementia -- 6. Conclusion.
ISBN
0781700728
LCCN
93035781
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries