摘要
Atrialnatriureticpeptide(ANP)isapeptidehormonethathaspotentnatriuretic,diuretic,vasodilator,sympatholytic,andrenin-andaldos-terone-suppressingactivitiesandisinvolvedintheregulationofvolumeandelectrolytebalanceandbloodpressure.Further,ANPhasalsobeenshowntoinhibitcellulargrowth,proliferationandinduceapoptosisinavarietyofcelllines,includingvascularsmoothmusclecellsandcardiacmyocytes.RecentstudieshavedemonstratedthatANPisnotonlyinvolvedinbloodpressureandvolumehomeostasisbutalsointhedirectregulationofcardiacgrowth.Weandotherinvestigatorshavedemonstratedtheexistenceofnatriureticpeptidereceptorsintheheartandcardiaccells,suggestingthatANPhasdirectactionsoncardiactissue.SeveralrecentinvivostudieshavesuggestedthatstatementofANPisinverselyrelatedtocardiacgrowth/hypertrophy.TransgenicmiceoverexpressingANPhavelowerheartweightandbloodpressurethanwildtypemice.Conversely,we
出版日期
2001年02月12日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
