Crosstalk between the renin–angiotensin, complement and kallikrein–kinin systems in inflammation

Z Bekassy, I Lopatko Fagerström, M Bader… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
During severe inflammatory and infectious diseases, various mediators modulate the
equilibrium of vascular tone, inflammation, coagulation and thrombosis. This Review …

Proline Analogues

V Kubyshkin, M Rubini - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Within the canonical repertoire of the amino acid involved in protein biogenesis, proline
plays a unique role as an amino acid presenting a modified backbone rather than a side …

Understanding the pathophysiology of COVID-19: could the contact system be the key?

S Meini, A Zanichelli, R Sbrojavacca, F Iuri… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
To date the pathophysiology of COVID-19 remains unclear: this represents a factor
determining the current lack of effective treatments. In this paper, we hypothesized a …

Neuropeptides: Potential neuroprotective agents in ischemic injury

P Saklani, H Khan, S Gupta, A Kaur, TG Singh - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Aim Ischemic damage to the brain is linked to an increased rate of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. In certain parts of the world, it remains a leading cause of mortality and the …

SARS-CoV-2 suppresses anticoagulant and fibrinolytic gene expression in the lung

AE Mast, AS Wolberg, D Gailani, MR Garvin, C Alvarez… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Extensive fibrin deposition in the lungs and altered levels of circulating blood coagulation
proteins in COVID-19 patients imply local derangement of pathways that limit fibrin formation …

Identification of Conformational Variants for Bradykinin Biomarker Peptides from a Biofluid Using a Nanopore and Machine Learning

SJ Greive, L Bacri, B Cressiot, J Pelta - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
There is a current need to develop methods for the sensitive detection of peptide biomarkers
in complex mixtures of molecules, such as biofluids, to enable early disease detection …

Function and structure of bradykinin receptor 2 for drug discovery

J Shen, H Zhang - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2023 - nature.com
Type 2 bradykinin receptor (B2R) is an essential G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that
regulates the cardiovascular system as a vasodepressor. Dysfunction of B2R is also closely …

A comprehensive review on current understanding of bradykinin in COVID-19 and inflammatory diseases

DAB Rex, N Vaid, K Deepak, S Dagamajalu… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - Springer
Bradykinin, a member of the kallikrein–kinin system (KKS), is a potent, short-lived vasoactive
peptide that acts as a vasodilator and an inflammatory mediator in a number of signaling …

A modular map of Bradykinin-mediated inflammatory signaling network

DAB Rex, K Deepak, N Vaid, S Dagamajalu… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - Springer
Bradykinin, a member of the kallikrein-kinin system (KKS), is associated with an
inflammatory response pathway with diverse vascular permeability functions, including …

Human plasma kallikrein: roles in coagulation, fibrinolysis, inflammation pathways, and beyond

G Motta, L Juliano, JR Chagas - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Human plasma kallikrein (PKa) is obtained by activating its precursor, prekallikrein (PK),
historically named the Fletcher factor. Human PKa and tissue kallikreins are serine …