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Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain (also known as B-type) natriuretic peptide (BNP) are biologically active molecules that belong to the natriuretic peptide family, which also includes a third member, C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP). ANP was first isolated from human atrial tissue and its complete amino acid sequence was determined in 1984 (Kangawa and Matsuo 1984). BNP was first identified in porcine brain tissue in 1988. It is now known, however, that both ANP and BNP are secreted by the heart and act as cardiac hormones. In response to stretching of the myocardium, the two peptides are secreted from cardiomyocytes into the circulation. Both ANP and BNP preferentially bind to natriuretic peptide receptor-A (NPR-A or guanylyl cyclase-A) and exert similar effects through increases in intracellular cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) within target tissues. Through this action, they induce a decrease in...
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Nakagawa, Y., Kuwahara, K. (2021). Atrial and Brain Natriuretic Peptides. In: Offermanns, S., Rosenthal, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Molecular Pharmacology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57401-7_10066
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