The Role of Bradykinin Receptors in the Etiopathogenesis of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria [PDF]
Background and Objectives: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a distressing skin condition, which manifests as red, swollen, itchy, and sometimes painful hives or wheals appearing on skin.
Aleksander Obtulowicz +6 more
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Molecular Features of Non-Selective Small Molecule Antagonists of the Bradykinin Receptors [PDF]
Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) downregulation is a key negative factor for the severity of lung edema and acute lung failure observed in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. ACE2 downregulation affects the levels of diverse peptide mediators of the
Bahareh Rasaeifar +2 more
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fMRI Reveals Mitigation of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction by Bradykinin Receptors 1 and 2 Inhibitor Noscapine in a Mouse Model of Cerebral Amyloidosis [PDF]
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques can be used to assess cerebrovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease, an important and early contributor to pathology. We hypothesized that bradykinin receptor inhibition alleviates the vascular
Ruiqing Ni +16 more
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Kinins Released by Erythrocytic Stages of Plasmodium falciparum Enhance Adhesion of Infected Erythrocytes to Endothelial Cells and Increase Blood Brain Barrier Permeability via Activation of Bradykinin Receptors [PDF]
Background:Plasmodium falciparum, the etiologic agent of malaria, is a major cause of infant death in Africa. Although research on the contact system has been revitalized by recent discoveries in the field of thrombosis, limited efforts were done to ...
Leandro S. Silva +8 more
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Bradykinin reduces wound healing in human umbilical vein endothelial cells via downregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor A [PDF]
Introduction Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is characterized by acute swelling attacks triggered by abnormally elevated levels of bradykinin. Despite persistently high bradykinin levels, patients experience only intermittent swelling episodes.
Nevena Dimitrova +8 more
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BackgroundBradykinin (BK) and its biologically active metabolite des-Arg9 bradykinin (DABK) play a pivotal role in inflammation. Since chorioamnionitis is the leading cause of preterm birth and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) derived from the amnion is key to ...
Xiao-tian Ni +20 more
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A Systematic Review of Molecular Imaging Agents Targeting Bradykinin B1 and B2 Receptors
Kinins, bradykinin and kallidin are vasoactive peptides that signal through the bradykinin B1 and B2 receptors (B1R and B2R). B2R is constitutively expressed in healthy tissues and mediates responses such as vasodilation, fluid balance and retention ...
Joseph Lau +4 more
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Effect of 3-substituted 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones on bradykinin-induced smooth muscle contraction [PDF]
Biochemical properties of 3-substituted 1,4-benzodiazepine determined by the characteristics of their chemical structure. Influence of 3-substituted 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones on maximal normalized rate and amplitudes of isometric smooth muscle contraction
P. A. Virych +6 more
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Neither the disease mechanism nor treatments for COVID-19 are currently known. Here, we present a novel molecular mechanism for COVID-19 that provides therapeutic intervention points that can be addressed with existing FDA-approved pharmaceuticals.
Michael R Garvin +9 more
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Sensitive mass spectrometric determination of kinin-kallikrein system peptides in light of COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 has raised interest in the kinin–kallikrein system. Viral blockade of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 impedes degradation of the active kinin des-Arg(9)-bradykinin, which thus increasingly activates bradykinin receptors known
Tanja Gangnus, Bjoern B. Burckhardt
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