BIOACTIVE CARDIAC SUBSTANCES - POTENT VASORELAXANT ACTIVITY IN MAMMALIAN ATRIA
BIOACTIVE CARDIAC SUBSTANCES - POTENT VASORELAXANT ACTIVITY IN MAMMALIAN ATRIA
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DOI:
10.1126/science.6857267
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
NEEDLEMAN, P
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作者:
CURRIE, MG;GELLER, DM;NEEDLEMAN, P
Mammalian atrial extracts possess natriuretic and diuretic activity. In experiments reported here it was found that atrial, but not ventricular, extract also causes relaxation of isolated vascular and nonvascular smooth muscle preparations. The smooth muscle relaxant activity of atrial extract was heat-stable and concentration-dependent and could be destroyed with protease. Rabbit aortic and chick rectum strips were used for the detection of atrial biological activity. The atrial activity was separated by column chromatography into 2 peaks having apparent MW of 20,000-30,000 and < 10,000. The atrial substance that copurified with the smooth muscle relaxant activity in both peaks caused natriuresis when injected into conscious rats. Apparently, atria possess at least 2 peptides that elicit smooth muscle relaxation and natriuresis, suggesting an endogenous system of fluid volume regulation.