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The main idea is that plasma renin activity is assessed by how much angiotensin I is produced when renin acts on its substrate, angiotensinogen. In the typical immunoassay PRA setup, plasma is incubated with excess angiotensinogen and the generated angiotensin I is measured. Because Angiotensin I is the direct product of renin’s action, its amount directly mirrors renin activity. Angiotensinogen is simply the substrate, not the readout; Angiotensin II is downstream and influenced by ACE and other steps, so it wouldn’t specifically reflect renin activity.