BmooMPα-I, a Metalloproteinase Isolated from <i>Bothrops moojeni</i> Venom, Reduces Blood Pressure, Reverses Left Ventricular Remodeling and Improves Cardiac Electrical Conduction in Rats with Renovascular Hypertension
BmooMPα-I has kininogenase activity, cleaving kininogen releasing bradykinin and can hydrolyze angiotensin I at post-proline and aspartic acid positions, generating an inactive peptide. We evaluated the antihypertensive activity of BmooMPα-I in a model of two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C). Wistar rats wer...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-11-01
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Series: | Toxins |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/14/11/766 |