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Hereditary and acquired C1-inhibitor-dependent angioedema: from pathophysiology to treatment.
Annals of medicine - 1 Jan 2016
Zeerleder Sacha, Levi Marcel
Abstract excerpt
Uncontrolled generation of bradykinin (BK) due to insufficient levels of protease inhibitors controlling contact phase (CP) activation, increased activity of CP proteins, and/or inadequate degradation of BK into inactive peptides increases vascular permeability via BK-receptor 2 (BKR2) and results in subcutaneous and submucosal edema formation. Hereditary and acquired angioedema due to C1-inhibitor deficiency...
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