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A Genetic Polymorphism in the Pannexin1 Gene Predisposes for The Development of Endothelial Dysfunction with Increasing BMI.
Biomolecules - 31 Jan 2020
Molica Filippo, Quercioli Alessandra, Montecucco Fabrizio, Schindler Thomas H, Kwak Brenda R, Morel Sandrine
Abstract excerpt
Endothelial dysfunction worsens when body mass index (BMI) increases. Pannexin1 (Panx1) ATP release channels regulate endothelial function and lipid homeostasis in mice. We investigated whether the Panx1-400A>C single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), encoding for a gain-of-function channel, associates with endothelial dysfunction in non-obese and obese individuals. Myocardial blood flow (MBF) was measured by...
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