Requirement of apelin-apelin receptor system for oxidative stress-linked atherosclerosis

T Hashimoto, M Kihara, N Imai, S Yoshida… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The recently identified endogenous peptide apelin and its specific apelin receptor (APJ) are
currently being considered as potential regulators in vascular tissue. Previously, we reported …

Apelin, a novel adipokine over-produced in obesity: friend or foe?

I Castan-Laurell, J Boucher, C Dray, D Daviaud… - 2005 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This paper focuses on the contribution of apelin in obesity associated regulations/
dysregulations. The conclusions are summarized as follows:(i) apelin is produced by fat …

Potential therapeutic role for apelin and related peptides in diabetes: an update

ES Palmer, N Irwin… - Clinical Medicine Insights …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an epidemic with an ever-increasing global prevalence.
Current treatment strategies, although plentiful and somewhat effective, often fail to achieve …

Non-activated APJ suppresses the angiotensin II type 1 receptor, whereas apelin-activated APJ acts conversely

X Sun, S Iida, A Yoshikawa, R Senbonmatsu… - Hypertension …, 2011 - nature.com
Apelin and its G-protein-coupled receptor APJ are potent regulators of the cardiovascular
system. Recent studies have suggested that apelin–APJ reverses the function of angiotensin …

Activation of large conductance, calcium-activated potassium channels by nitric oxide mediates apelin-induced relaxation of isolated rat coronary arteries

A Mughal, C Sun, ST O'Rourke - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2018 - ASPET
Apelin increases coronary blood flow, cardiac contractility, and cardiac output. Based on
these favorable hemodynamic effects, apelin and apelin-like analogs are being developed …

[HTML][HTML] Apelin/Elabela-APJ: a novel therapeutic target in the cardiovascular system

W Liu, J Yan, W Pan, M Tang - Annals of Translational Medicine, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Apelin and Elabela (ELA) are endogenous ligands of angiotensin domain type 1 receptor-
associated proteins (APJ). Apelin/ELA-APJ signal is widely distributed in the cardiovascular …

Elabela, a newly discovered APJ ligand: Similarities and differences with Apelin

Y Zhang, Y Wang, Y Lou, M Luo, Y Lu, Z Li, Y Wang… - Peptides, 2018 - Elsevier
The Apelin/APJ system is involved in a wide range of biological functions. For a long time,
Apelin was thought to be the only ligand for APJ. Recently, a new peptide that acts via APJ …

Plasma concentrations of the novel peptide apelin are decreased in patients with chronic heart failure

KS Chong, RS Gardner, JJ Morton… - European journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Apelin, the novel endogenous ligand for the G‐protein‐coupled receptor APJ,
has shown positive inotropic, vasodilatory and diuretic properties in animal studies …

[HTML][HTML] Individual phosphorylation sites at the C-terminus of the apelin receptor play different roles in signal transduction

J Chen, X Chen, S Li, Y Jiang, H Mao, R Zhang, B Ji… - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
The apelin and Elabela proteins constitute a spatiotemporal double-ligand system that
controls apelin receptor (APJ) signal transduction. Phosphorylation of multiple sites within …

Apelin-13 in blood pressure regulation and cardiovascular disease

LM Yamaleyeva, HA Shaltout… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Apelin-13 in blood pressure regulation and cardiovascular di... : Current Opinion in Nephrology
and Hypertension Apelin-13 in blood pressure regulation and cardiovascular disease : Current …