Title
Urotensin II: Molecular mechanisms of biological activity
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Svistunov A.A.
Tarasov V.V.
Shakhmardanova S.A.
Sologova S.S.
Bagaturiya E.T.
Chubarev V.N.
Galenko-Yaroshevsky P.A.
Ávila-Rodriguez M.F.
Aliev G.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Publisher(s)
Bentham Science Publishers B.V.
Abstract
Urotensin II (UT II) is an important factor of cellular homeostasis. This regulatory peptide is involved in the pathophysiology of many disorders. For example, it plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic diseases, stressful and adaptive reactions of the body, in the development of cardiovascular pathologies, metabolic syndrome, inflammation, liver cirrhosis, renal failure, diabetic nephropathy, reproductive dysfunction, progression of psychosomatic, psychoendocrinal and psychiatric disorders. In this concern, the involvement of UT II in the pathophysiology of many processes determines the perspectives for the development of blockers of urotensin receptors for the treatment of the aforementioned diseases. It is important that even today this kind of perspective is feasible due to the synthesis of a series of GPR14 blockers. The objective of this review is to discuss current molecular mechanisms of biological activity, regulatory functions of UT II, its role in the pathogenesis of different nosologies, as well as analysis of the possible routes of exposure to GPR14 as potential therapeutic targets.
Start page
924
End page
934
Volume
19
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85051422457
PubMed ID
Source
Current Protein and Peptide Science
ISSN of the container
13892037
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus