7 The role of the renal kallikrein-kinin system in physiology and pathology

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contributors VII
4. Contents XI
5. 1 Kinins: History and outlook 1
6. 2 Molecular and genetic aspects of the kallikrein-kinin system 7
7. 3 Kinin receptor signaling and regulation 33
8. 4 Animal models in the kinin fi eld 51
9. 5 Drugs in the kallikrein-kinin system 69
10. 6 Kallikrein-kinin system in the brain 85
11. 7 The role of the renal kallikrein-kinin system in physiology and pathology 103
12. 8 Kallikrein-kinin system in the heart 117
13. 9 Kallikrein-kinin system in the vessel wall 137
14. 10 Kallikreins and kinin receptors: Modulators of skin homeostasis 155
15. 11 Kallikrein-kinin system in the eye 171
16. 12 Kallikrein-kinin system in reproductive organs 187
17. 13 The kallikrein-kinin system and thrombosis 203
18. 14 Kinins: kallikreins and kinins in cancer 217
19. 15 Kallikrein-kinin system in pain 247
20. 16 Kallikrein-kinin system in infl ammation 261
21. 17 Kallikrein-kinin system in diabetes 273
22. 18 Kallikrein-kinin system in angioedema 289
23. 19 Kinins in bacterial infections 307
24. 20 The kallikrein-kinin system in parasitic infections 321
25. 21 Kallikrein-kinin system in ischemic stroke and brain trauma 337
26. Index 355