作者: Shyam S. Mohapatra
DOI: 10.1139/Y07-066
关键词: Signal transduction 、 Atrial natriuretic peptide 、 Natriuretic peptide 、 Hormone 、 Peptide 、 Asthma 、 Medicine 、 Inflammation 、 Respiratory disease 、 Immunology 、 Physiology (medical) 、 Physiology 、 Pharmacology 、 General Medicine
摘要: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), the C-terminal peptide comprising residues 99–126 of the pro-ANP hormone, has been studied for 3 decades for its cardiovascular effects. Recent reports suggest that it plays a significant role in modulation of the immune system. Immune cells, including macrophages, dendritic cells, and T lymphocytes, express receptors for ANP. ANP plays a significant role in shaping the early immune response to environmental antigens and may play a critical role in the interaction between cells of the innate and adaptive immune systems; it also appears to be involved in polarizing the immune response to allergens. Thus, ability to alter the magnitude of natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPRA) signaling could be exploited to develop therapeutics for several allergic diseases, including asthma. This report will review and critically evaluate the role of the ANP pathway in asthma and inflammation.