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SUBMITTER: Balaguer JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4031681 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Balaguer J M JM Yu C C Byrne J G JG Ball S K SK Petracek M R MR Brown N J NJ Pretorius M M
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 20121224 4
Bradykinin increases during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and stimulates the release of nitric oxide, inflammatory cytokines, and tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), acting through its B2 receptor. This study tested the hypothesis that endogenous bradykinin contributes to the fibrinolytic and inflammatory response to CPB and that bradykinin B2 receptor antagonism reduces fibrinolysis, inflammation, and subsequent transfusion requirements. Patients (N = 115) were prospectively randomized to ...[more]