2006
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor-Associated Angioedema
Byrd JB, Adam A, Brown NJ. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor-Associated Angioedema. Immunology And Allergy Clinics Of North America 2006, 26: 725-737. PMID: 17085287, DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2006.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACE inhibitor-associated angioedemaAngiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitorsEnzyme inhibitor usersNon-ACE pathwaysInhibitor usersAdverse eventsClinical recognitionSubstance PAssociated angioedemaEnzyme inhibitorsAngioedemaDefective degradationNonsmokersAngiotensinSmokersPathogenesisWhite AmericansBradykininIncidence
2002
Smoking Impairs Bradykinin-Stimulated t-PA Release
Pretorius M, Rosenbaum DA, Lefebvre J, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Smoking Impairs Bradykinin-Stimulated t-PA Release. Hypertension 2002, 39: 767-771. PMID: 11897760, DOI: 10.1161/hy0302.105767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue plasminogen activator releaseTissue plasminogen activator responsePlasminogen activator releaseForearm blood flowDose-dependent increaseActivator releaseBlood flowDoses of nitroprussideSignificant dose-dependent increaseActivator responseStrain-gauge plethysmographyBody mass indexEffect of bradykininT-PA releaseReceptor-dependent mechanismEndothelial functionBrachial arteryMass indexMethacholineSmokersNonsmokersBradykininHuman endotheliumRandom orderSignificant differences