Abstract
Urocortin, expressed throughout the heart and vasculature, has potent effects on the cardiovascular system including vasodilation, increases in cardiac contractility and coronary blood flow, and protection of the myocardium against ischemia / reperfusion damage. This range of actions suggests urocortin has therapeutic potential in states of cardiac dysfunction and injury.
Keywords: urocortin, heart, vasculature, vasodilation, inotropism, cardioprotection
Letters in Drug Design & Discovery
Title: Urocortin: Cardiovascular Actions and Therapeutic Implications
Volume: 1 Issue: 2
Author(s): M. T. Rademaker
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Keywords: urocortin, heart, vasculature, vasodilation, inotropism, cardioprotection
Abstract: Urocortin, expressed throughout the heart and vasculature, has potent effects on the cardiovascular system including vasodilation, increases in cardiac contractility and coronary blood flow, and protection of the myocardium against ischemia / reperfusion damage. This range of actions suggests urocortin has therapeutic potential in states of cardiac dysfunction and injury.
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Rademaker T. M., Urocortin: Cardiovascular Actions and Therapeutic Implications, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 2004; 1 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570180043485482
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570180043485482 |
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