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SUBMITTER: Strauss M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6209078 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Strauss Michél M Smith Wayne W Kruger Ruan R Wei Wen W Fedorova Olga V OV Schutte Aletta E AE
European journal of preventive cardiology 20180711 15
Background The endogenous steroidal inhibitor of sodium-potassium-dependent adenosine triphosphate and natriuretic hormone, marinobufagenin, plays a physiological role in ionic homeostasis. Animal models suggest that elevated marinobufagenin adversely associates with cardiac and renal, structural and functional alterations. It remains uncertain whether marinobufagenin relates to the early stages of target organ damage development, especially in young adults without cardiovascular disease. We the ...[more]