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Presence of immunoreactive endothelin-1 and atrial natriuretic peptide in human pericardial fluid.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9488105     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study was undertaken to characterize endothelin-1 (ET-1) and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) concentrations in human pericardial fluid, blood plasma, right atrial appendage and papillary muscle by use of specific radioimmunoassays. In patients undergoing cardiac surgery (n=16) pericardial fluid mean immunoreactive (ir-) ET-1 and ir-ANP levels were 36-fold and 4-fold higher than corresponding plasma levels, respectively. In high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) pericardial fluid ir-ET-1 was indistinguishable from human ET-1[1-21] and the majority of pericardial fluid ir-ANP coeluted with human ANP[99-126]. Atrial tissue ir-ET-1 and ir-ANP concentrations were 17-fold and 870-fold higher than in ventricular tissue. Our present study demonstrated for the first time the presence of ir-ET-1 in the pericardial fluid in humans. Human pericardial fluid contained far the highest concentrations of ET-1 among all biological fluids tested thus far. The functions of pericardial fluid ET-1 and ANP on cardiac performance and coronary vascular tone require further investigations.
Authors:
F Horkay; I Szokodi; L Selmeci; B Merkely; V Kékesi; T Vecsey; O Vuolteenaho; H Ruskoaho; A Juhász-Nagy; M Tóth
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Life sciences     Volume:  62     ISSN:  0024-3205     ISO Abbreviation:  Life Sci.     Publication Date:  1998  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-03-12     Completed Date:  1998-03-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375521     Medline TA:  Life Sci     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  267-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Atrial Natriuretic Factor / blood,  metabolism*
Body Fluids / enzymology,  metabolism*
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Endothelin-1 / blood,  metabolism*
Female
Heart Atria / metabolism
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neprilysin / metabolism
Pericardium / enzymology,  metabolism*
Substrate Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Endothelin-1; 85637-73-6/Atrial Natriuretic Factor; EC 3.4.24.11/Neprilysin

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