The natriuretic peptide (NP) family includes atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), B-type natriuretic
peptide, C-type natriuretic peptide and their receptors NPR-A, NPR-B and NPR-C. The …

The gene for natriuretic peptides receptor C (NPRC), which is a candidate susceptibility
gene for essential hypertension (EH) or obese hypertension, plays a key role in the …

Background Guidelines for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases focus on
prediction of coronary heart disease and stroke. We assessed whether or not measurement …

Background—Numerous experimental studies suggest that B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)
is cardioprotective; however, in clinical studies, higher plasma BNP concentrations have …

Activation of the natriuretic peptide system lowers blood pressure and causes the excretion
of salt. Atrial natriuretic peptide and B-type natriuretic peptide are the humoral mediators of …

Background Obese subjects have lower natriuretic peptide levels, but males and females
have different anthropometric characteristics and fat distribution. Whether obesity …

Background—The goal of this study was to identify genetic determinants of plasma N-
terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide (NT-proANP) in the general community by performing a …

Objective: To test the association of the C (− 55) A polymorphism of the natriuretic peptide
clearance receptor (NPRC) with blood pressure (BP), overweight/obesity, and body fat …

Aims Natriuretic peptide receptor-A (NPR-A) knockout mice exhibited an increased blood
pressure that may also be attributed to the up-regulation of NPR-C and associated …

Three types of natriuretic peptides (NP) have been isolated: atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP),
brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP). The NP family elicits a …