Description
Endothelin-3isanendogenouspeptideagoNISTatendothelinB(ET-B)receptorsthatexhibitsanti-inflammatory,neuromodulatory,andpro-angiogenicactivities.Inanimalmodels,endothelin-3inhibitsplatelet-activatingfactor-inducededema.Inothermodels,thispeptidedecreasestyrosinehydroxylaseactivityinanNO/cGMP/PKG-dependentmanner,suppressinghypothalamicreleaseofnorepinephrine.Invitro,endothelin-3activatesET-Breceptors,increasingexpressionofVEGF,COX1/2,HIF-1α,andPGE2.
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