The kinin B2 receptor, which is constitutively expressed in a large number of tissues, mediates most of the known effects of bradykinin (BK)...
Keywords: bradykinin receptor, kidney, knockout mice, microarray
01/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterThe renin-angiotensin (RAS) and kallikrein-kinin (KKS) systems play a key role in multiple physiological and pathophysiological conditions, including growth and development, inflammation, blood pressure regulation and control of renal function...
Keywords: angiotensin, angiotensin-converting enzyme, development, kidney, kinins, receptors
02/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterKeywords: bias, creatinine, External Quality Assessment (EQA), glomerular filtration rate, kidney
05/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterPlasma prekallikrein (PPK) is synthesised in hepatocytes and secreted into the blood, where it participates in the surface-dependent activation of blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, kinin generation and inflammation...
Keywords: cellular functions of plasma prekallikrein, kidney, KLKB1, pancreas, plasma kallikrein, plasma prekallikrein
09/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterDynamic exercise strongly affects atrial natriuretic peptides (ANP), in particular the mature bioactive ?ANP and the proANP fragments, namely proANP1–98, proANP1–30 and proANP31–67...
Keywords: atrial natriuretic peptide, kidney, physical exercise, proteinuria
09/2004 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterKeywords: cystatin C, kidney, tubular marker, tubulopathy, urine
03/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterApart from its esterase activity, butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) displays aryl acylamidase (AAA) activity able to hydrolyze
Keywords: blood serum, cholinesterases, colon, human, kidney
04/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterKeywords: brain, ?-aminobutyric acid receptor A (GABAA), heart, homocysteine, kidney, lung, mouse, muscimol, pancreas
12/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter