Ahmed Bennis: Angiotensin II and Platelet PAR4 Activation in Hypertension
Ahmed Bennis, Professor of Cardiology at Ibn Rochd University Hospital, shared a post on X about a recent article by Mingzhu Wang et al, published in Eroupean Heart Journal, adding:
“Angiotensin II-driven TGF-β1 increases platelet PAR4 expression enhancing thrombotic risk in hypertension.
Angiotensin Ⅱ-driven TGF-β1 upregulates platelet PAR4 transcription to enhance platelet activation in hypertension.”
Title: Angiotensin II-driven TGF-β1 increases platelet PAR4 expression enhancing thrombotic risk in hypertension
Authors: Mingzhu Wang, Zixian Liu, Yufei Chen, Shufang Wang, Yongbo Ma, Jiaorui Wang, Ke Zheng, Mingjie Li, Meiling Wu, Zhichao Fan, Yunfeng Chen,
Dongchao Lu, Jian Li, Haidong Guo, Deyu Fu, Liang Hu

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