{"id":{"repo_id":"wfu","oai_identifier":"oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/59269"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/wfu/oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/59269","repository":{"repo_id":"wfu","name":"Wake Forest University","base_url":"https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"STUDIES ON ANGIOTENSIN-(1-7) AND MITOCHONDRIA: THE ROLE OF AN INTRACELLULAR RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM WITHIN THE KIDNEY","abstract":"Several therapies we have available to treat high blood pressure and the resulting kidney failure target a classic circulating hormonal system - the renin-angiotensin System (RAS), and specifically, the ACE-Ang II-AT1 receptor axis. We have focused strategically on investigating novel intracellular pathways by which Ang-(1-7) is generated and degraded since this alternative pathway within the kidney and other tissues may antagonize the Ang II-AT1 receptor mediated actions. We recently identified the presence of a novel enzyme activity in the brain that degrades Ang-(1-7) and is negatively correlated with central Ang-(1-7) levels and blood pressure. Moreover, seminal studies as a part of my graduate work identified this enzyme activity in the kidney, specifically in the proximal tubules and in a human proximal tubule cell line. Utilizing the human tubule cells, we purified and identified the Ang-(1-7) degrading activity as Dipeptidyl-Peptidase 3 (DPP 3). Given the bioactive role of Ang-(1-7) counteracting the deleterious effects of Ang II, we further established that the beneficial intracellular actions of Ang-(1-7) may reflect the mitochondria. Thus, we demonstrated that mitochondria isolated from sheep renal cortex expressed RAS components and contained the molecular machinery to produce Ang-(1-7) intracellularly within the kidney that include the endopeptidases neprilysin (NEP) and thimet oligopeptidase (TOP) that process Ang I directly to Ang-(1-7).","abstract_html":"Several therapies we have available to treat high blood pressure and the resulting kidney failure target a classic circulating hormonal system - the renin-angiotensin System (RAS), and specifically, the ACE-Ang II-AT1 receptor axis. We have focused strategically on investigating novel intracellular pathways by which Ang-(1-7) is generated and degraded since this alternative pathway within the kidney and other tissues may antagonize the Ang II-AT1 receptor mediated actions. We recently identified the presence of a novel enzyme activity in the brain that degrades Ang-(1-7) and is negatively correlated with central Ang-(1-7) levels and blood pressure. Moreover, seminal studies as a part of my graduate work identified this enzyme activity in the kidney, specifically in the proximal tubules and in a human proximal tubule cell line. Utilizing the human tubule cells, we purified and identified the Ang-(1-7) degrading activity as Dipeptidyl-Peptidase 3 (DPP 3). Given the bioactive role of Ang-(1-7) counteracting the deleterious effects of Ang II, we further established that the beneficial intracellular actions of Ang-(1-7) may reflect the mitochondria. Thus, we demonstrated that mitochondria isolated from sheep renal cortex expressed RAS components and contained the molecular machinery to produce Ang-(1-7) intracellularly within the kidney that include the endopeptidases neprilysin (NEP) and thimet oligopeptidase (TOP) that process Ang I directly to Ang-(1-7).","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Wilson, Bryan Anthony"],"institution":"Wake Forest University","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2016,"date_issued":"2016","date_published":"2016","updated_at":"2026-07-27T22:01:58Z","subjects":["angiotensin-(1-7)"],"languages":["en"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10339/59269","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Wilson, Bryan Anthony"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2016-05-21T08:35:34Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2016-05-21T08:35:34Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2016"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Wake Forest University"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Dissertation"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["angiotensin-(1-7)"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["en"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/10339/59269"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Several therapies we have available to treat high blood pressure and the resulting kidney failure target a classic circulating hormonal system - the renin-angiotensin System (RAS), and specifically, the ACE-Ang II-AT1 receptor axis. 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