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Endothelin-1 A receptors reduce endothelial function independently and via increased superoxide production, but the specific mechanisms in non-Hispanic Black young adults required investigation.
Does ETAR inhibition improve NO-dependent vasodilation in non-Hispanic Black young adults?
Does ETAR inhibition improve NO-dependent vasodilation in non-Hispanic Black young adults?
Endothelin A receptor inhibition increases nitric oxide-dependent vasodilation in non-Hispanic Black young adults independent of superoxide, suggesting a potential mechanism to address microvascular dysfunction in this population.
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ET_A R inhibition improves microvascular endothelial function in young non-Hispanic Black adults; leaves open superoxide mediation and clinical relevance.
Endothelin-1 A receptors (ET A Rs) have been shown to reduce endothelial function independently and through increased production of superoxide. We show that independent ET A R inhibition increases microvascular endothelial function in non-Hispanic Black young adults. However, administration of a superoxide dismutase mimetic alone and in combination with ET A R inhibition had no effect on microvascular endothelial function suggesting that, in the cutaneous microvasculature, the negative effects of ET A R in non-Hispanic Black young adults are independent of superoxide production.
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