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NATRIURETIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to natriuresis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
natriuresis (the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine)
Derivation:
natriuresis (the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine)
Context examples:
The determination of the amount of brain natriuretic peptide present in a sample.
(Brain Natriuretic Peptide Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Brain natriuretic peptide 32 (32 aa, ~3 kDa) is encoded by the human NPPB gene.
(Brain Natriuretic Peptide 32, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the brain (B-type) natriuretic peptide in a biological specimen.
(Brain Natriuretic Peptide Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
This allele, which encodes natriuretic peptides B, plays a role in diuresis, vasorelaxation and regulation of renin and aldosterone secretion.
(NPPB wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The (-) enantiomer is natriuretic, and the (+) enantiomer is uricosuric.
(Indacrinone, NCI Thesaurus)
Nesiritide binds to natriuretic peptide receptors on vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells, through which it triggers guanylate cyclase dependent signal transduction resulting in increase of intracellular concentrations of cGMP.
(Nesiritide, NCI Thesaurus)
The atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is a peptide secreted by the atrial wall in response to increased atrial pressure such as occurs during cardiac failure and to be decreased by myocardial infarction.
(Corticosteroid Cardioprotection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Lithium benzoate exerts natriuretic activity and disinfects the urinary tract, but has considerable toxicity.
(Lithium Benzoate, NCI Thesaurus)
Signals by GPCR ligands such as angiotensin II result in transcriptional translation of immediate early genes like fos and other genes involved in long-term remodeling of heart tissue and the physiological response to stress in the heart such as the atrial natriuretic factor.
(Cardiac Hypertrophy Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Inhibition of NEP leads to the inhibition of hydrolyzation of a number of endogenous vasoactive peptides, such as bradykinin and substance P and as NEP is the principal enzyme degrading natriuretic peptides, NEP inhibition also results in an increase in natriuretic peptidase circulation.
(Omapatrilat, NCI Thesaurus)
