Induction of Functional Bradykinin B 1 -Receptors in Normotensive Rats and Mice Under Chronic Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Treatment
Author(s) -
Maria E. MarinCastaño,
Joost P. Schanstra,
Eric Neau,
Françoise Praddaude,
Christiane Pécher,
JeanLouis Ader,
Jean-Pierre Girolami,
JeanLoup Bascands
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/hc0502.102965
Subject(s) - kinin , receptor , receptor antagonist , ace inhibitor , angiotensin converting enzyme , bradykinin receptor , pharmacology , bradykinin , endocrinology , receptor expression , medicine , angiotensin receptor , antagonist , angiotensin ii , blood pressure
The physiological effects of ACE inhibitors may act in part through a kinin-dependent mechanism. We investigated the effect of chronic ACE-inhibitor treatment on functional kinin B(1)- and B(2)-receptor expression, which are the molecular entities responsible for the biological effects of kinins.
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