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PST 2238: A new antihypertensive compound that modulates Na,K-ATPase in genetic hypertension.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Mar 1999
Ferrari P, Ferrandi M, Tripodi G, Torielli L, Padoani G, Minotti E, Melloni P, Bianchi G
Abstract excerpt
A genetic alteration in the adducin genes is associated with hypertension and up-regulation of the expression of renal Na, K-ATPase in Milan-hypertensive (MHS) rats, in which increased ouabain-like factor (OLF) levels are also observed. PST 2238, a new antihypertensive compound that antagonizes the pressor effect of ouabain in vivo and normalizes ouabain-dependent up-regulation of the renal Na-K pump, was...
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