Crosstalk between the renin-angiotensin, complement and kallikrein-kinin systems in inflammation

Item Type:	Review
Title:	Crosstalk between the renin-angiotensin, complement and kallikrein-kinin systems in inflammation
Creators Name:	Bekassy, Z. and Lopatko Fagerström, I. and Bader, M. and Karpman, D.
Abstract:	During severe inflammatory and infectious diseases, various mediators modulate the equilibrium of vascular tone, inflammation, coagulation and thrombosis. This Review describes the interactive roles of the renin–angiotensin system, the complement system, and the closely linked kallikrein–kinin and contact systems in cell biological functions such as vascular tone and leakage, inflammation, chemotaxis, thrombosis and cell proliferation. Specific attention is given to the role of these systems in systemic inflammation in the vasculature and tissues during hereditary angioedema, cardiovascular and renal glomerular disease, vasculitides and COVID-19. Moreover, we discuss the therapeutic implications of these complex interactions, given that modulation of one system may affect the other systems, with beneficial or deleterious consequences.
Keywords:	COVID-19, Complement System Proteins, Inflammation, Kallikrein-Kinin System, Renin-Angiotensin System, Thrombosis
Source:	Nature Reviews Immunology
ISSN:	1474-1733
Publisher:	Nature Publishing Group
Volume:	22
Number:	7
Page Range:	411-428
Date:	July 2022
Additional Information:	Copyright © Springer Nature Limited 2021
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-021-00634-8
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