The FDA has accepted for Priority Review the New Drug Application for TransCon CNP (navepegritide) for the treatment of children with achondroplasia.

Simplified method using left atrial volume and natriuretic peptides streamlines diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ...

Discover the under-recognized link between nocturia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), especially in women. Learn how ...

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER) and University of Florida have identified atrial natriuretic peptide B (NPR2; guanylate cyclase B) receptor positive allosteric modulators ...

Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLMD) ("Galmed" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company for the treatment of liver, cardiometabolic diseases and GI oncological indications, ...

Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States Article Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads ...

With aging, the human atrium invariably develops amyloid composed of ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide) and BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide). Preamyloid oligomers are the primary cytotoxic species in ...

The heart serves as an endocrine organ producing the hormones atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and b-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) which via the guanylyl cyclase A (GC-A) receptor and the second ...

ANP, atrial natriuretic peptide; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; and NT-proBNP, N-terminal fragment of pro-brain natriuretic peptide. Plasma NP levels in the umbilical cord blood reflect the severity ...

Effects on mortality and natriuretic peptide levels are less certain. Neither of the included studies were powered to evaluate mortality. Available evidence shows uncertainty regarding the effects of ...