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Kallistatin is a serine proteinase inhibitor which binds to tissue kallikrein and inhibits its activity, The aim of this study is to evaluate if kallistatin has a direct effect on the vasculature and on blood pressure homeostasis. We found that an…

Experiments were undertaken to determine whether angiotensin (Ang) II concentration increases during massive sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation and whether such an increase plays a role in the pathogenesis of SNS-induced left ventricular…

Previous studies have shown differences in the biological activity and the structure of two naturally occurring tachykinin peptides, substance P (SP, RPKPQQFFGLM-NH2),and ranatachykinin C (RTKC, HNPASFIGLM-NH2). To further understand the basis for…