[Natriuretic peptides: anything new in cardiology?].
Twenty-five years after the first publication of the strong natriuretic effect of rat cardiac atria extract, natriuretic peptides play an important part in everyday, not only cardiological, practice. In the current review the authors briefly describe the role of natriuretic peptides (ANP, BNP, and CNP) in clinical practice, concentrating on the possibilities of their therapeutic use. They also summarize their role in the mechanisms of endogenous cardioprotection and regulation of LVH, which is the endpoint of many cardiovascular pathologies.
Malinowski
Marcin
M
ll Katedra i Klinika Kardiochirurgii, Slaska Akademia Medyczna, Katowice. mmalinowski@eranet.pI
Biernat
Jolanta
J
Roleder
Tomasz
T
Dalecka
Anna-Maria
AM
Reszka
Beata
B
Deja
Marek A
MA
Wośf
Staisław
S
Gołba
Krzysztof S
KS
D000818:Animals; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides