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The doses are 4, 8, and 16 ng\u002Fkg\u002Fmin. Each dose will be maintained for 10 minutes. The highest dose of Angiotensin-(1-7) will be maintained for an additional 120 minutes during the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp, for a total of 150 minutes of infusion.",[13],"Drug: Angiotensin-(1-7)",{"label":15,"type":16,"description":17,"interventionNames":18},"Saline","PLACEBO_COMPARATOR","Subjects will receive an intravenous infusion of saline that is matched in volume to the Angiotensin-(1-7) study day. The saline infusion will also be maintained for a total of 150 minutes.",[19],"Drug: Saline",[21,28],{"type":22,"name":9,"description":23,"armGroupLabels":24,"otherNames":25},"DRUG","This is a biologically active endogenous angiotensin peptide. 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This blood pressure cutoff will allow us to include subjects with pre-hypertension.\n* Able and willing to provide informed consent\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Pregnancy or breast-feeding\n* Current smokers or history of heavy smoking (\\>2 packs\u002Fday)\n* History of alcohol or drug abuse\n* Morbid obesity (BMI \\> 40 kg\u002Fm2)\n* Previous allergic reaction to study medications\n* Evidence of type I or type II diabetes (i.e. fasting glucose \\>126 mg\u002Fdl, use of anti-diabetic medications)\n* Cardiovascular disease other than hypertension such as myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment, presence of angina pectoris, significant arrhythmia, congestive heart failure (LV hypertrophy acceptable), deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, second or third degree heart block, mitral valve stenosis, aortic stenosis, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy\n* History of serious cerebrovascular disease such as cerebral hemorrhage, stroke, or transient ischemic attack\n* History or presence of immunological or hematological disorders\n* Impaired hepatic function \\[aspartate amino transaminase (AST) and\u002For alanine amino transaminase (ALT) \\> 2.0 x upper limit of normal range\\]\n* Impaired renal function (serum creatinine \\>1.5 mg\u002Fdl)\n* Anemia (hemoglobin \\\u003C13.5 g\u002Fdl in males or \\\u003C12.5 g\u002Fdl in females)\n* Treatment with serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) or norepinephrine transporter (NET) inhibitors\n* Treatment with phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors\n* Treatment with anticoagulants\n* Treatment with chronic systemic glucocorticoid therapy (more than 7 consecutive days in 1 month)\n* Treatment with any investigational drug in the 1 month preceding the study\n* Inability to give, or withdraw, informed consent\n* Other factors which in the investigator's opinion would prevent the subject from completing the protocol (i.e., clinically significant abnormalities on clinical, mental examination or laboratory testing or inability to comply with protocol)","ALL","18 Years","60 Years",{"count":75,"type":76},26,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[79],"PHASE1","The overall purpose of this study is to learn more about the metabolic effects of angiotensin-(1-7) in the insulin resistant state associated with obesity. Pharmacologic approaches to increase angiotensin-(1-7) levels or its actions are currently in development for treatment of metabolic-related diseases such as obesity and type II diabetes, based on findings from animal studies. It is unclear if this peptide contributes to the regulation of metabolism in humans. The investigators will test if angiotensin-(1-7) infusion can improve insulin sensitivity measured by hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp methods in individuals with obesity and insulin resistance. The investigators will also examine for changes in blood pressure and related hemodynamic and hormonal changes following angiotensin-(1-7) infusion.",[82,83,84,85],"Obesity","Insulin Resistance","Hypertension","Metabolic Cardiovascular Syndrome",[87,88,89,90],"renin-angiotensin system","angiotensin","insulin resistance","blood pressure","2026-05-18",{"date":93,"type":94},"2026-05-22","ACTUAL",{"date":96,"type":94},"2016-02",{"date":98,"type":76},"2029-12",{"name":65,"class":6},1]