"Bradykinin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nonapeptide messenger that is enzymatically produced from KALLIDIN in the blood where it is a potent but short-lived agent of arteriolar dilation and increased capillary permeability. Bradykinin is also released from MAST CELLS during asthma attacks, from gut walls as a gastrointestinal vasodilator, from damaged tissues as a pain signal, and may be a neurotransmitter.
Descriptor ID |
D001920
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MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.812.169 D12.644.400.090 D12.644.456.193 D12.776.467.812.169 D12.776.631.650.090 D23.469.050.375.110 D23.529.812.169
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Concept/Terms |
Bradykinin- Bradykinin
- Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg
- Arg Pro Pro Gly Phe Ser Pro Phe Arg
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Bradykinin-induced mesenteric vasodilation is mediated by B2-subtype receptors and nitric oxide. Am J Physiol. 1993 Mar; 264(3 Pt 1):G492-6.