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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Oliver Hummel
PROVIDER: E-TABM-725 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Wenzel Katrin K Wallukat Gerd G Qadri Fatimunnisa F Hubner Norbert N Schulz Herbert H Hummel Oliver O Herse Florian F Heuser Arnd A Fischer Robert R Heidecke Harald H Luft Friedrich C FC Muller Dominik N DN Dietz Rainer R Dechend Ralf R
PloS one 20100224 2
<h4>Background</h4>Agonistic autoantibodies to the alpha(1)-adrenergic receptor occur in nearly half of patients with refractory hypertension; however, their relevance is uncertain.<h4>Methods/principal findings</h4>We immunized Lewis rats with the second extracellular-loop peptides of the human alpha(1A)-adrenergic receptor and maintained them for one year. Alpha(1A)-adrenergic antibodies (alpha(1A)-AR-AB) were monitored with a neonatal cardiomyocyte contraction assay by ELISA, and by ERK1/2 ph ...[more]