Persistent and selective upregulation of renin–angiotensin system in circulating T lymphocytes in unstable angina

摘要

Introduction:Unstable angina is associated with an acute systemic inflammatory reaction and circulating T lymphocytes are activated. We investigated whether in unstable angina with marked immune system activation a selective upregulation of the circulating T-cell renin–angiotensin system, modulated by angiotensin II, could occur.