AGT and renal fibrosis: In previous studies in renal injury models, long-term treatment with Ang-(1–7) decreased the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, macrophage infiltrate, caspases cleavage and blood pressure, as well as attenuating Ang II levels meliorating oxidative stress and renal fibrosis (Lu et al., 2017; Zaman and Banday, 2022).