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Fig. 7 | Lipids in Health and Disease

Fig. 7

From: Crosstalk between renin and arachidonic acid (and its metabolites)

Fig. 7

Scheme showing local prorenin synthesis in the ovaries, uteroplacental unit and fetal membranes, known stimulators and inhibitors of prorenin synthesis, and possible functions (local and systemic) of prorenin. ATP = adenosine triphosphate; Ca 2 + = extracellular calcium; cAMP = cyclic adenosine monophosphate; hCG = human chorionic gonadotropin; PDE = phosphodiesterase; PDEi = phosphodiesterase inhibitor. PKC = protein kinase C; TNF = tumor necrosis factor; VEGF = vascular endothelial growth factor

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