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Venous response to nitroglycerin is enhanced in young, healthy carriers of the 825T allele of the G protein beta3 subunit gene (GNB3).
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Nov 2003
Mitchell Anna, Bührmann Sandra, Seifert Anne, Nürnberger Jens, Wenzel René R, Siffert Winfried, Philipp Thomas, Schäfers Rafael F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The ultimate mode of action by which nitroglycerin elicits vasodilation remains elusive. Animal studies point to an involvement of pertussis toxin-sensitive G proteins. The 825T allele of the GNB3 C825T polymorphism in the gene encoding the G protein beta3 subunit is associated with enhanced signal transduction via pertussis toxin-sensitive pathways in vitro. We hypothesized that G proteins have a role...
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