Discovery and cardioprotective effects of the first non-Peptide agonists of the G protein-coupled prokineticin receptor-1.

Prokineticins are angiogenic hormones that activate two G protein-coupled receptors: PKR1 and PKR2. PKR1 has emerged as a critical mediator of cardiovascular homeostasis and cardioprotection. Identification of non-peptide PKR1 agonists that contribute to myocardial repair and collateral vessel growt...

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Main Authors: Adeline Gasser, Simone Brogi, Kyoji Urayama, Toshishide Nishi, Hitoshi Kurose, Andrea Tafi, Nigel Ribeiro, Laurent Désaubry, Canan G Nebigil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4382091?pdf=render