Icatibant, an inhibitor of bradykinin receptor 2, for hereditary angioedema attacks: prospective experimental single-cohort study

Icatibant, an inhibitor of bradykinin receptor 2, for hereditary angioedema attacks: prospective experimental single-cohort study

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) with C1 inhibitor deficiency manifests as recurrent episodes of edema involving the skin, upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract. It can be lethal due to asphyxia. The aim here was to evaluate the response to therapy for these attacks us...

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Main Authors: Regis Albuquerque Campos, Solange Oliveira Rodrigues Valle, Alfeu Tavares França, Elisabete Cordeiro, Faradiba Sarquis Serpa, Yara Ferreira Mello, Teresinha Malheiros, Eliana Toledo, Elie Mansour, Gustavo Fusaro, Anete Sevciovic Grumach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Angioedemas, hereditary
Complement C1 inhibitor protein
Therapy [subheading]
Receptors, bradykinin
Bradykinin
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