2016
Effect of bradykinin receptor antagonism on ACE inhibitor-associated angioedema
Straka BT, Ramirez CE, Byrd JB, Stone E, Woodard-Grice A, Nian H, Yu C, Banerji A, Brown NJ. Effect of bradykinin receptor antagonism on ACE inhibitor-associated angioedema. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2016, 140: 242-248.e2. PMID: 27913306, PMCID: PMC5705179, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.09.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACE inhibitor-associated angioedemaResolution of symptomsVisual analog scaleAnalog scaleReceptor antagonistTreatment groupsBradykinin BEnzyme (ACE) inhibitor-associated angioedemaStudy drug administrationReceptor antagonist icatibantHours of presentationTreatment of attacksC1 inhibitor deficiencyBradykinin receptor antagonismFrequency of administrationVanderbilt University Medical CenterUniversity Medical CenterMassachusetts General HospitalTwo-thirdsAntagonist icatibantBowel edemaWhite patientsH2 blockersClinical efficacyInhibitor deficiency
2005
Melanocortin-4 Receptor–Deficient Mice Are Not Hypertensive or Salt-Sensitive Despite Obesity, Hyperinsulinemia, and Hyperleptinemia
Ma J, Albornoz F, Yu C, Byrne DW, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Melanocortin-4 Receptor–Deficient Mice Are Not Hypertensive or Salt-Sensitive Despite Obesity, Hyperinsulinemia, and Hyperleptinemia. Hypertension 2005, 46: 326-332. PMID: 15998706, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000174327.53863.86.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Over StudiesDiureticsDouble-Blind MethodElectrolytesFemaleFibrinolysisHemodynamicsHumansHydrochlorothiazideHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1PotassiumReceptors, MineralocorticoidRenin-Angiotensin SystemSodium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSpironolactoneTriamtereneConceptsPAI-1 antigenMineralocorticoid receptor antagonismHypertensive subjectsPAI-1 responseTissue-type plasminogen activatorAldosterone systemNormotensive subjectsFibrinolytic balanceReceptor antagonismMelanocortin 4 receptor-deficient micePlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) concentrationsEffect of spironolactoneReceptor-deficient miceEffect of triamtereneBlood pressureSerum potassiumTreatment groupsEffects of activationSpironolactonePAI-1Plasminogen activatorAntigenTriamtereneRegression analysisSubjects