- Oral presentation
- Open Access
Lessons from tissue-specific KO of CNP/GC-B system - everlasting challenge to clinical application
https://doi.org/10.1186/2050-6511-14-S1-O4
© Nakao et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
- Published: 29 August 2013
Keywords
- Peptide
- Clinical Application
- Cardiovascular System
- Knockout Mouse
- Natriuretic Peptide
Since the identification of the first natriuretic peptide, ANP, from the atrium of the heart, thirty years have passed and clinical applications have been achieved in ANP⋅BNP/GC-A system. In contrast with the distribution of the ANP⋅BNP/GC-A system as the endocrine system, the CNP/GC-B system is distributed as the paracrine/autocrine system.
In order to assess physiological rolls of the CNP/GC-B system, we have developed tissue –specific knockout mice using the Cre-Lox-P system. Here, we present results of both CNP knockout mice and GC-B knockout mice in the brain, bone and cardiovascular system and discuss the possible physiological and pathophysiological implications of the CNP/GC-B system.
Authors’ Affiliations
Copyright
This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
