Angiotensin III increases monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression in cultured human proximal tubular epithelial cells.

Background/Aims: We investigated whether angiotensin III (Ang III) is involved in monocyte recruitment through regulation of the chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in cultured human proximal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2 cells).