Superimposing a high-fat diet on Schistosoma mansoni infection affects renin-angiotensin system components in the mouse kidney.

Danielle Guedes Dantas LiraDanielly Cantarelli de OliveiraFábio André BraynerAndré de Lima AiresMônica Camelo Pessoa A AlbuquerqueLeucio Duarte VieiraCélia Maria Machado Barbosa de CastroAna Durce Paixão

Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2019)

The finding regarding PRR is not yet clear. However, combining a high-fat diet and S. mansoni infection resulted in increased oxidative stress in the kidney that can aggravate hypertension as well as its associated complications.

Keyphrases

high fat diet
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
oxidative stress
blood pressure
dna damage
metabolic syndrome
induced apoptosis