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Zilebesiran, an RNA Interference Therapeutic Agent for Hypertension

2023; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 389; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa2208391

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Akshay S. Desai, David J. Webb, Jörg Täubel, Sarah Casey, Yansong Cheng, Gabriel J. Robbie, Don Foster, Stephen A. Huang, Sean H. Rhyee, Marianne T. Sweetser, George L. Bakris,

Tópico(s)

Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension

Resumo

Angiotensinogen is the sole precursor of angiotensin peptides and has a key role in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Zilebesiran, an investigational RNA interference therapeutic agent with a prolonged duration of action, inhibits hepatic angiotensinogen synthesis.

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