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KDR (VEGF receptor 2) is the major mediator for the hypotensive effect of VEGF.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Jun 2002
Li Bing, Ogasawara Annie K, Yang Renhui, Wei Wei, He Guo-Wei, Zioncheck Thomas F, Bunting Stuart, de Vos Abraham M, Jin Hongkui
Abstract excerpt
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) exerts vasodilation-induced hypotension as a major side effect for treatment of ischemic diseases. VEGF has 2 receptor tyrosine kinases, KDR and Flt-1. Little is known about which receptor mediates VEGF-induced hypotension. To elucidate the role of each receptor in mediating hypotension, KDR-selective and Flt-1-selective mutants were used for in vitro and in vivo studies....
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