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Renin-angiotensin System and Diabetic Cognitive Dysfunction, and Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Them (review)

YAN Bin, TIAN Guo-qing   

  1. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2016-10-09 Published:2017-03-05 Online:2017-03-31
  • Contact: Correspondence to TIAN Guo-qing. E-mail: gq-tian@163.com

Abstract: As an important way to maintain the internal environment of the human body, the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an important role in the diabetic cognitive dysfunction, which may associate with insulin resistance, inflammatory reaction, oxidative stress and other mechanisms. Traditional Chinese Medicine can improve cognitive function of diabetes, in which RAS may play a role.

Key words: diabetes mellitus, cognitive dysfunction, renin-angiotensin system, Traditional Chinese Medicine, review

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