Bradykinin receptor deficiency or antagonism do not impact the host response during gram-negative pneumonia-derived sepsis
Abstract Background Kinins are short peptides with a wide range of proinflammatory properties that are generated from kininogens in the so-called kallikrein-kinin system. Kinins exert their biological activities through stimulation of two distinct receptor subtypes, the kinin or bradykinin B1 and B2...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-03-01
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Series: | Intensive Care Medicine Experimental |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40635-019-0228-3 |