2014
Arg287Gln variant of EPHX2 and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids are associated with insulin sensitivity in humans
Ramirez CE, Shuey MM, Milne GL, Gilbert K, Hui N, Yu C, Luther JM, Brown NJ. Arg287Gln variant of EPHX2 and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids are associated with insulin sensitivity in humans. Prostaglandins And Other Lipid Mediators 2014, 113: 38-44. PMID: 25173047, PMCID: PMC4253976, DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2014.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin sensitivity indexEpoxyeicosatrienoic acidsInsulin sensitivityHigher insulin sensitivity indexPlasma epoxyeicosatrienoic acidsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionBody mass indexArg/ArgSoluble epoxide hydrolase activitySoluble epoxide hydrolaseMetabolic syndromeMass indexDisposition indexInsulin resistanceHyperglycemic clampInsulin secretionSensitivity indexEpoxide hydrolase activityEPHX2Hydrolase activitySecretionPhenotyping studiesMetabolic phenotyping studiesEpoxide hydrolaseGenetic variants
1996
The Renin-Angiotensin and Fibrinolytic Systems Co-Conspirators in the Pathogenesis of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease
Brown N, Vaughan D. The Renin-Angiotensin and Fibrinolytic Systems Co-Conspirators in the Pathogenesis of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease. Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 1996, 6: 239-243. PMID: 21232303, DOI: 10.1016/s1050-1738(96)00091-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTissue-type plasminogen activatorFibrinolytic systemIschemic cardiovascular eventsRenin-angiotensin systemBreakdown of bradykininCardiovascular eventsAngiotensin IIT-PA secretionClinical observationsPotent stimulusStimulates releaseAngiotensin IPAI-1Plasminogen activatorVivo dataMajor inhibitorACEAngiotensinBradykininSecretionVasculature