Endothelin 1 (ET-1), also known as preproendothelin-1 (PPET1), is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide produced by vascular endothelial cells, as well as...
3 KB (341 words) - 16:16, 30 May 2024
genes for endothelin-1 (ET-1), endothelin-2 (ET-2), and endothelin-3 (ET-3) are located on chromosomes 6, 1, and 20, respectively. Endothelin functions...
17 KB (1,655 words) - 20:05, 8 December 2023
hormones; angiotensin II, endothelin-1 and the catecholamines (e.g. noradrenaline).[citation needed] Angiotensin-II and endothelin-1 are hormones that bind...
15 KB (1,696 words) - 06:09, 15 July 2024
An endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) is a drug that blocks endothelin receptors. Three main kinds of ERAs exist: Dual ET Receptor Antagonists, which...
1 KB (108 words) - 13:59, 11 July 2024
Biomarkers of diabetes (section Endothelin-1(ET-1))
prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Oxytocin (OXT) Omentin Endothelin-1 Nesfatin-1 Irisin Betatrophin Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) Fibroblast growth...
17 KB (2,133 words) - 18:38, 20 August 2024
vasodilation. Endothelin receptor antagonists cause vasodilation as well by blocking the action of the potent vasoconstrictor endothelin-1. Prostacyclins...
23 KB (2,753 words) - 03:42, 16 September 2024
Endothelin-converting enzyme 1 (EC 3.4.24.71, endothelin-converting enzyme, ECE-1) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction...
2 KB (192 words) - 13:57, 26 August 2023
Sovateltide (category Endothelin receptor agonists)
the brand name Tyvalzi) is a synthetic analog of endothelin-1 that works as a selective endothelin-B receptor agonist. In May 2023, it was approved in...
6 KB (299 words) - 12:54, 29 May 2024
Aprocitentan (category Endothelin receptor antagonists)
antagonist that inhibits the protein endothelin-1 from binding to endothelin A and endothelin B receptors. Endothelin-1 mediates various adverse effects via...
10 KB (629 words) - 06:16, 6 October 2024
Pulmonary hypertension (section Endothelin)
activity) decreases. Endothelin-1 is a peptide (comprising 21 amino acids) that is produced in endothelial cells. It acts on the endothelin receptors ETA and...
89 KB (8,858 words) - 04:50, 15 November 2024
and endothelin-1 in delayed cerebral vasospasm produced by aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage". Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine. 1 (2):...
81 KB (9,271 words) - 05:03, 27 July 2024
decrease collagen degradation and increase extracellular matrix production. Endothelin signalling is implicated in the pathophysiology of fibrosis. Vitamin D...
38 KB (3,293 words) - 18:29, 29 August 2024
Macitentan (category Endothelin receptor antagonists)
Macitentan, sold under the brand name Opsumit, is an endothelin receptor antagonist developed by Actelion and approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial...
11 KB (1,012 words) - 16:29, 7 September 2024
There are at least four known endothelin receptors, ETA, ETB1, ETB2 and ETC, all of which are G protein-coupled receptors whose activation result in elevation...
6 KB (630 words) - 00:27, 9 March 2024
The pineal gland contains receptors for the regulatory neuropeptide, endothelin-1, which, when injected in picomolar quantities into the lateral cerebral...
53 KB (6,033 words) - 12:28, 16 October 2024
1988 by Yanagisawa and team and belongs to a family of three endothelin peptide isoforms (ET-1, ET-2, ET-3), which constrict blood vessels. ET-2 is encoded...
20 KB (2,419 words) - 08:00, 21 August 2023
Bosentan (category Endothelin receptor antagonists)
Bosentan, sold under the brand name Tracleer among others, is a dual endothelin receptor antagonist medication used in the treatment of pulmonary artery...
13 KB (1,113 words) - 07:51, 13 October 2024
Endothelin receptor type A, also known as ETA, is a human G protein-coupled receptor. Endothelin receptor type A has been shown to interact with HDAC7A...
10 KB (1,181 words) - 05:28, 23 December 2023
"neuropeptide/cerebral vasoconstriction" theory, some specific substances (endothelin 1, thromboxane A2) trigger spasm of the blood vessels with resultant vessel...
20 KB (2,228 words) - 18:25, 28 October 2024
carotid artery occlusion (in some species only) Focal cerebral ischemia Endothelin-1-induced constriction of arteries and veins Middle cerebral artery occlusion...
17 KB (1,941 words) - 15:59, 22 April 2024
magic mushroom extracts on endothelin-1-induced hypertrophy and cell injury in cardiomyocytes". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 22314. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79328-5...
36 KB (4,204 words) - 21:57, 13 November 2024
peptide stimulates thymidine incorporation in endothelial cells: role of endothelin-1". Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 285 (2): E390–6. doi:10.1152/ajpendo...
11 KB (1,186 words) - 21:23, 16 April 2024
Meens MJ (2009). "Endothelin-1, an Endogenous Irreversible Agonist in Search of an Allosteric Inhibitor". Mol Cell Pharmacol. 1 (5): 246–257. Rosenbaum...
14 KB (1,622 words) - 03:21, 4 September 2024
investigate endothelin-1 posttranscriptional regulation". Experimental Biology and Medicine. 231 (6): 704–708. doi:10.3181/00379727-231-2310704 (inactive 1 November...
34 KB (4,151 words) - 01:08, 21 November 2024
restricted for six weeks showed an endothelin 1 (ET-1) decrease of 14% associated with a 45% increase in FMD. ET-1 has autocrine action on endothelial...
13 KB (1,508 words) - 14:05, 24 October 2024
angiotensin-11, endothelin-1, and alpha-adrenergic agonists. Various vasoactive agents, such as prostanoids, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, and endothelin antagonists...
3 KB (259 words) - 20:59, 27 November 2020
Angiotensin (category Genes on human chromosome 1)
Bobadilla NA, Halhali A (2007). "[Endothelin 1 and angiotensin II in preeeclampsia]". Revista de Investigacion Clinica. 59 (1): 48–56. PMID 17569300. Wikimedia...
29 KB (3,163 words) - 19:13, 18 October 2024
and thromboxane (from Kupffer Cells) or nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin-1 (ET-1). ET-1 is the most potent vasoconstrictor under investigation and it...
28 KB (3,181 words) - 19:56, 7 August 2024
Endothelin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EDN3 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the endothelin family. Endothelins...
8 KB (1,004 words) - 23:15, 15 December 2023
cardiac hypertrophy signaling, Wnt signaling, Notch signaling, and endothelin 1 signaling. Of the 16 genes identified in these pathways, three were found...
157 KB (17,739 words) - 17:48, 28 October 2024