Search for dissertations about: "ETB receptor"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words ETB receptor.
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11. Endothelin and endothelin receptors in human pregnancy and delivery
Abstract : Background: Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a 21-amino acid peptide, first described by Yanagisawa et al in 1988. It is one of the most potent constrictors of smooth muscle cells identified to date. READ MORE
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12. Endothelin in the pulmonary circulation with special reference to hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
Abstract : A number of substances originating from the pulmonary endothelium have recently been found to be involved in the regulation of pulmonary vascular tone. Accumulating evidence suggests that endothelial dysfunction contributes to pulmonary hypertension, an important clinical problem often associated with hypoxemia. READ MORE
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13. The role of endothelin during myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion : pathophysiological mechanisms and interactions with nitric oxide
Abstract : Acute myocardial infarction followed by reperfusion results in accelerated necrosis of irreversibly injured myocytes as well as induction of lethal injury to reversibly injured cells. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) are major participants in the reperfusion-initiated inflammation. READ MORE
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14. Endothelin and angiotensin II receptors in human coronary arteries and bypass grafts - Alterations in cardiovascular disease
Abstract : Angiotensin II (Ang II) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) induce strong vasoconstriction via activation of receptors on vascular smooth muscle cells. In this thesis, the contractile Ang II and endothelin receptors were examined in endothelium-denuded human coronary arteries and in bypass grafts (the left internal mammary artery and the saphenous vein), with focus on receptor alterations in cardiovascular disease. READ MORE
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15. The importance of endothelin-1 for vascular function in patients with atherosclerosis and healthy controls
Abstract : Background: Atherosclerosis is associated with endothelial dysfunction, which is an early sign with prognostic implications in patients with coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis is also associated with enhanced expression of the vasoconstrictor peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1). READ MORE