Sweating is a basic skin function in body temperature control. In sweat glands, salt excretion
and reabsorption are regulated to avoid electrolyte imbalance. To date, the mechanism …

Simple Summary The endocrine effects of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain
natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the vasculature, and the autocrine effects of ANP and BNP in …

Activating mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) or inactivating
mutations in guanylyl cyclase–B (GC-B), also known as NPR-B or Npr2, cause short-limbed …

Endometrial decidualization is a uterine process essential for spiral artery remodeling,
embryo implantation, and trophoblast invasion. Defects in endometrial decidualization and …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic, chronic
inflammatory disorder of the colonic mucosa, accompanied with abdominal pain, and bloody …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer related-deaths. The risk of
development of CRC is complex and multifactorial, and includes disruption of homeostasis …

Based on the cardiac hormone atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and its seminal role in blood
pressure (BP) homeostasis, we investigated the chronic BP lowering actions of a novel ANP …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common and deadly malignancies in the world.
In China, the morbidity rate of CRC has increased during the period 2000 to 2011 …

The mechanisms that maintain intestinal homeostasis despite constant exposure of the gut
surface to multiple environmental antigens and to billions of microbes have been scrutinized …

Simple Summary Natriuretic peptides are endogenous hormones produced in the heart and
vascular endothelium, and they enable cardiorenal protective actions or bone growth via …