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| acute phase reactant, upregulated by cytokines, binds to and promotes microbial elimination, present with atherosclerotic infection |
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| antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) |
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| Antiproteinase 3/PR3 (c-ANCA) |
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| seen in Wegener's Vasculitis, cytoplasmic |
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| Antimyeloperoxidase/MPO (p-ANCA) |
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| seen in Churg-Strauss and polyangitis, perinuclear |
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| Endothelial-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor (EDHF) |
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| synthesizes prostaglandin/thromboxane |
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| decreased by increased MAP |
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| released from juxtaglomerular cells, converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I |
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| secreted by liver, inactive form |
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| converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II |
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| Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (NAP) |
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| released from atrial granules in response to increase atrial stretch, causes decreased Na resorption and increased H2O excretion, causes vasodilation and increased capillary permeability, mediated by cGMP |
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| causes vasoconstriction/renal retention/aldosterone release from adrenal cortex/ADH release from posterior pituitary/cardiovascular hypertrophy/ increase blood volume/ increased TPR |
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| Na+/Cl- transporter ENCC1 |
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| in Distal Convoluted Tubule, inhibited by thiazide-like diuretics |
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| in Ascending Loop of Henle, inhibited by loop diuretics |
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| in collecting duct, inhibited by K+ sparing diuretics |
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| found in vessels/heart/brain/kidney/adrenal glomerulus |
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| converts CN to thiocyanate |
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