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Angiotensin II type 1 receptor A1166C polymorphism and prophylactic indomethacin treatment induced ductus arteriosus closure in very low birth weight neonates.
Pediatric research - 1 Nov 2003
Treszl Andras, Szabo Miklos, Dunai Gyorgy, Nobilis Andras, Kocsis Istvan, Machay Tamas, Tulassay Tivadar, Vasarhelyi Barna
Abstract excerpt
Altered pulmonary vascular resistance might be a factor for delayed closure of the ductus arteriosus (DA) in preterm infants. Angiotensin II plays a central role in the elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance. Angiotensin II exerts its vasoconstrictor effect on the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R). Homozygous carriers of the AT1R A1166C genetic variant present an exaggerated vasoconstrictor response to...
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