Figure 1.
Collagen deposition in the LV (A) and kidney (B) in rats with ALDO-salt–induced hypertension after 6 weeks of ACEi or Ac-SDKP. Both prevented cardiac and renal fibrosis, and this effect was blunted by an anti-Ac-SDKP mAb (n=7 to 10).
Collagen deposition in the LV (A) and kidney (B) in rats with ALDO-salt–induced hypertension after 6 weeks of ACEi or Ac-SDKP. Both prevented cardiac and renal fibrosis, and this effect was blunted by an anti-Ac-SDKP mAb (n=7 to 10).