Plasma angiotensinogen concentration was increased by dexamethasone administration, but this just failed to reach statistical significance ( P = .059) ( Figure 1 B).
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Maternal Dexamethasone Treatment Alters Tissue and Circulating Components of the Renin-Angiotensin System in the Pregnant Ewe and Fetus.
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A glucocorticoid-response element in the angiotensinogen gene is an important regulator of angiotensinogen synthesis ( 39 ); thus, the near-significant rise in maternal plasma angiotensinogen may have been directly stimulated by dexamethasone treatment.