Population
Cultured rat mesangial cells (MCs)
Comparison
Atrial natriuretic factor and Sodium nitroprusside vs Angiotensin II (ANG II) alone
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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ANF-ANG II interactions in animal mesangial cells remain preclinical; leaves open any role in human glomerular disease or therapy.
ANF antagonizes ANG II-induced calcium mobilization and phospholipid turnover in mesangial cells via cGMP-mediated pathways.
Barnett et al. (1990) studied this question.
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