Translational studies of adrenomedullin and related peptides regarding cardiovascular diseases

Autor: Toshihiro Kita, Kazuo Kitamura
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Hypertension Research
ISSN: 1348-4214
0916-9636
Popis: Adrenomedullin (AM) is a vasodilative peptide with various physiological functions, including the maintenance of vascular tone and endothelial barrier function. AM levels are markedly increased during severe inflammation, such as that associated with sepsis; thus, AM is expected to be a useful clinical marker and therapeutic agent for inflammation. However, as the increase in AM levels in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is relatively low compared to that in infectious diseases, the value of AM as a marker of CVDs seems to be less important. Limitations pertaining to the administrative route and short half-life of AM in the bloodstream (
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