Endothelins and endothelin receptor antagonists: therapeutic considerations for a novel class of cardiovascular drugs

TF Luscher, M Barton - Circulation, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
The 21-amino acid peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1) is the predominant isoform of the endothelin
peptide family, which includes ET-2, ET-3, and ET-4. It exerts various biological effects …

Secondary pulmonary hypertension in chronic heart failure: the role of the endothelium in pathophysiology and management

DL Moraes, WS Colucci, MM Givertz - Circulation, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Pulmonary vascular resistance is frequently elevated in patients with chronic left ventricular
failure as a result of dysregulation of vascular smooth muscle tone and structural …

Endothelial barrier function and leukocyte transmigration in atherosclerosis

TJ Sluiter, JD van Buul, S Huveneers, PHA Quax… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The vascular endothelium is a highly specialized barrier that controls passage of fluids and
migration of cells from the lumen into the vessel wall. Endothelial cells assist leukocytes to …

Role of endothelin-1 in hypertension and vascular disease

EL Schiffrin - American journal of hypertension, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a powerful vasoconstrictor peptide and regulator of blood
flow that plays an important role in blood pressure (BP) elevation in some models of …

Endothelin as a regulator of cardiovascular function in health and disease

WG Haynes, DJ Webb - Journal of hypertension, 1998 - journals.lww.com
The endothelins are a family of endothelium-derived peptides that possess characteristically
sustained vasoconstrictor properties. Endothelin-1 appears to be the predominant member …

Long-term effects of darusentan on left-ventricular remodelling and clinical outcomes in the EndothelinA Receptor Antagonist Trial in Heart Failure (EARTH) …

I Anand, J McMurray, JN Cohn, MA Konstam, T Notter… - The Lancet, 2004 - thelancet.com
Background Endothelin-receptor blockade provides haemodynamic benefit in experimental
and clinical heart failure. We aimed to measure the effects of long-term endothelin-blockade …

Mechanisms of diabetic vasculopathy: an overview

ME Cooper, F Bonnet, M Oldfield… - American journal of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Diabetes is commonly associated with both microvascular and macrovascular
complications. These vascular complications are accelerated in the context of systemic …

Endothelin: 30 years from discovery to therapy

M Barton, M Yanagisawa - Hypertension, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Discovered in 1987 as a potent endothelial cell–derived vasoconstrictor peptide, endothelin-
1 (ET-1), the predominant member of the endothelin peptide family, is now recognized as a …

Long-term neprilysin inhibition—implications for ARNIs

DJ Campbell - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2017 - nature.com
Neprilysin has a major role in both the generation and degradation of bioactive peptides.
LCZ696 (valsartan/sacubitril, Entresto), the first of the new ARNI (dual-acting angiotensin …

Endothelin

Y Kawanabe, SM Nauli - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2011 - Springer
Endothelin-1 is the most potent vasoconstrictor agent currently identified, and it was
originally isolated and characterized from the culture media of aortic endothelial cells. Two …