2007
The Bradykinin Type 2 Receptor BE1 Polymorphism and Ethnicity Influence Systolic Blood Pressure and Vascular Resistance
Pretorius MM, Gainer JV, Van Guilder GP, Coelho EB, Luther JM, Fong P, Rosenbaum DD, Malave HA, Yu C, Ritchie MD, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. The Bradykinin Type 2 Receptor BE1 Polymorphism and Ethnicity Influence Systolic Blood Pressure and Vascular Resistance. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2007, 83: 122-129. PMID: 17522594, DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanBlood Flow VelocityBlood PressureBradykininDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleForearmGene FrequencyGenotypeHumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialMaleNitroprussidePhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticReceptor, Bradykinin B2Regional Blood FlowVascular ResistanceVasodilator AgentsWhite PeopleConceptsSystolic blood pressureForearm vascular resistanceVascular resistanceBlood pressureEndothelium-independent agonist sodium nitroprussideEndothelium-dependent agonist bradykininIntrabrachial artery infusionsLeft ventricular massBradykinin B2 receptor geneB2 receptor geneNormotensive subjectsVentricular massPulse pressureB2 receptorsAgonist bradykininSodium nitroprussideReceptor geneBradykininGroupPolymorphismInfusionWhite AmericansNitroprussideBaselineBlack Americans
2003
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Increases Human Vascular Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Release Through Endogenous Bradykinin
Pretorius M, Rosenbaum D, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Increases Human Vascular Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Release Through Endogenous Bradykinin. Circulation 2003, 107: 579-585. PMID: 12566370, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000046268.59922.a4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsBlood Flow VelocityBradykininBradykinin Receptor AntagonistsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnalaprilatEndothelium, VascularFemaleFibrinolysisForearmHumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialMaleMethacholine ChlorideMuscarinic AgonistsRegional Blood FlowSmokingTissue Plasminogen ActivatorVascular ResistanceConceptsForearm blood flowNet t-PA releaseT-PA releaseEndothelial t-PA releaseHoe 140T-PA responseEndogenous bradykininACE inhibitionExogenous bradykininTissue-type plasminogen activator releaseReceptor antagonist HOE 140Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitionBradykinin receptor antagonist HOE 140Effects of enalaprilatIntra-arterial enalaprilatIntra-arterial infusionPlasminogen activator releaseEnzyme inhibitionFBF responseVascular resistanceBlood flowActivator releaseEnalaprilatBradykininMethacholine
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
2000
Bradykinin Stimulates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release From Human Forearm Vasculature Through B2 Receptor–Dependent, NO Synthase–Independent, and Cyclooxygenase-Independent Pathway
Brown N, Gainer J, Murphey L, Vaughan D. Bradykinin Stimulates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release From Human Forearm Vasculature Through B2 Receptor–Dependent, NO Synthase–Independent, and Cyclooxygenase-Independent Pathway. Circulation 2000, 102: 2190-2196. PMID: 11056091, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.18.2190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alphaAcetylcholineAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultBradykininBradykinin Receptor AntagonistsCyclooxygenase InhibitorsEndothelium, VascularFemaleForearmHumansIndomethacinInfusions, Intra-ArterialMaleNitric Oxide SynthaseNitroprussideOmega-N-MethylargininePlethysmographyReceptor, Bradykinin B2Regional Blood FlowTissue Plasminogen ActivatorVasodilationVasodilator AgentsConceptsTissue plasminogen activator releaseVasodilator responseL-NMMAPlasminogen activator releaseCyclooxygenase-independent pathwayTPA releaseActivator releaseBasal forearm blood flowReceptor antagonist HOE 140NO synthase inhibitor LHuman endotheliumHuman forearm vasculatureForearm blood flowEffect of indomethacinIntra-arterial bradykininReceptor-dependent effectsCyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacinMonomethyl-L-arginineForearm vasodilationEndothelial effectsIndomethacin administrationForearm vasculatureHoe 140Receptor antagonismUrinary excretionAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism Modulates the Human In Vivo Metabolism of Bradykinin
Murphey L, Gainer J, Vaughan D, Brown N. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism Modulates the Human In Vivo Metabolism of Bradykinin. Circulation 2000, 102: 829-832. PMID: 10952948, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.8.829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma ACE activityACE activityInsertion/deletion polymorphismD genotypeD alleleBK1-5ACE I/D polymorphismEnzyme insertion/deletion polymorphismAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion PolymorphismTissue plasminogen activator releaseAngiotensin II productionDeletion polymorphismTissue ACE activityACE D alleleACE I/IPlasminogen activator releaseFmol/mLPlasma ACE levelsBradykinin metabolismBrachial arteryVenous returnCardioprotective peptideKinin concentrationsACE levelsBradykinin concentrations
1999
Bradykinin Stimulates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release in Human Vasculature
Brown N, Gainer J, Stein C, Vaughan D. Bradykinin Stimulates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Release in Human Vasculature. Hypertension 1999, 33: 1431-1435. PMID: 10373228, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.33.6.1431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm blood flowPlasminogen activator inhibitor antigenTissue plasminogen activator releaseDose-dependent increasePlasminogen activator releaseTPA releaseInhibitor antigenBlood flowActivator releaseMean arterial pressureStrain-gauge plethysmographyHuman vasculatureInfused armNormotensive volunteersArterial pressureVasodilator nitroprussidePlasma levelsTPA antigenHeart rateSystemic effectsSodium nitroprussideAcetylcholineBradykininNitroprussideRandom order