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The alpha2-isoform of Na-K-ATPase mediates ouabain-induced hypertension in mice and increased vascular contractility in vitro.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Feb 2005
Dostanic Iva, Paul Richard J, Lorenz John N, Theriault Steven, Van Huysse James W, Lingrel Jerry B
Abstract excerpt
Although ouabain is known to induce hypertension, the mechanism of how this cardiac glycoside affects blood pressure is uncertain. The present study demonstrates that the alpha2-isoform of the Na-K-ATPase mediates the pressor effects of ouabain in mice. To accomplish this, we analyzed the effect of ouabain on blood pressure in wild-type mice, where the alpha2-isoform is sensitive to ouabain, and genetically...
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