Endothelin receptor A antagonism attenuates renal medullary blood flow impairment in endotoxemic pigs.

BACKGROUND: Endothelin-1 is a potent endogenous vasoconstrictor that contributes to renal microcirculatory impairment during endotoxemia and sepsis. Here we investigated if the renal circulatory and metabolic effects of endothelin during endotoxemia are mediated through activation of endothelin-A re...

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Main Authors: Johan Fenhammar, Andreas Andersson, Jakob Forestier, Eddie Weitzberg, Alf Sollevi, Hans Hjelmqvist, Robert Frithiof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3132177?pdf=render