Endothelins are peptides with receptors and effects in many body organs. Endothelin constricts blood vessels and raises blood pressure. The endothelins...
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is proteolytically processed to release endothelin 1. Endothelin 1 is one of three isoforms of human endothelin. Preproendothelin is precursor of the peptide...
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An endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) is a drug that blocks endothelin receptors. Three main kinds of ERAs exist: Dual ET Receptor Antagonists, which...
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Endothelin receptor type B, (ET-B) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EDNRB gene. Endothelin receptor type B is a G protein-coupled receptor...
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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...
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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...
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Aprocitentan (category Endothelin receptor antagonists)
both endothelin A and endothelin B receptors. Aprocitentan was approved for medical use in the United States in March 2024. It is the first endothelin receptor...
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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...
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Matsuda, Yoichi; Akiyama, Toyoko (February 2012). "Gene Duplication of endothelin 3 Is Closely Correlated with the Hyperpigmentation of the Internal Organs...
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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...
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Endothelin-converting enzyme 1 (EC 3.4.24.71, endothelin-converting enzyme, ECE-1) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction...
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Endothelin 2 (ET-2) is a protein encoded by the EDN2 gene in humans. It was first discovered in 1988 by Yanagisawa and team and belongs to a family of...
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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...
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hormones; angiotensin II, endothelin-1 and the catecholamines (e.g. noradrenaline).[citation needed] Angiotensin-II and endothelin-1 are hormones that bind...
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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...
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to Hirschsprung's disease in humans. A mutation in the middle of the endothelin receptor type B (EDNRB) gene causes lethal white syndrome when homozygous...
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Endothelin converting enzyme 1, also known as ECE1, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the ECE1 gene. Endothelin-converting enzyme-1 is involved...
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vasodilation. Endothelin receptor antagonists cause vasodilation as well by blocking the action of the potent vasoconstrictor endothelin-1. Prostacyclins...
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decrease collagen degradation and increase extracellular matrix production. Endothelin signalling is implicated in the pathophysiology of fibrosis. Vitamin D...
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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...
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Ambrisentan (category Endothelin receptor antagonists)
the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. It is an endothelin receptor antagonist. The peptide endothelin constricts muscles in blood vessels, increasing...
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transmembrane zinc-dependent endopeptidase which is responsible for cleaving endothelin-3. The KEL gene encodes a type II transmembrane glycoprotein that is the...
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vasoconstriction, including the release of vasoconstrictor substances such as endothelin and angiotensin II, both of which play crucial roles in the modulation...
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EtBr may refer to: Bromoethane Endothelin_B_receptor (when written as ETBR) Ethidium bromide This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...
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intermingling of fetal and maternal blood occurs ("placental barrier"). Endothelin and prostanoids cause vasoconstriction in placental arteries, while nitric...
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Atrasentan (category Endothelin receptor antagonists)
being investigated as a therapy for diabetic kidney disease. It is an endothelin receptor antagonist selective for subtype A (ETA). While other drugs of...
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pressure or be asymptomatic. The damaged capillary endothelium releases endothelin, a hormone that causes narrowing of the blood vessel to minimize bleeding...
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inhibitor) Celecoxib (COX-2 inhibitor) Parecoxib (COX-2 inhibitor) Bosentan (endothelin receptor antagonist) Dofetilide (class III antiarrhythmic) Dronedarone...
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Clazosentan (category Endothelin receptor antagonists)
brand name Pivlaz) is a drug belonging to the class of endothelin receptor antagonists. The endothelin 1 receptor is one of the strongest known vasoconstrictors...
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Adenosine reuptake inhibitor (AdoRI) Angiotensin II receptor antagonist Endothelin receptor antagonist NK1 receptor antagonist Vasopressin receptor antagonist...
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