Anti-NPPB monoclonal antibody

Antibody Isotype

IgG

Species Reactivity

Human

Conjugate

Alternative Names

NPPB; natriuretic peptide B; natriuretic peptide precursor B; natriuretic peptides B; natriuretic protein; brain type natriuretic peptide; gamma-brain natriuretic peptide; BNP;

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Antigen Description

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), now known as B-type natriuretic peptide or Ventricular Natriuretic Peptide (still BNP), is a 32-amino acid polypeptide secreted by the ventricles of the heart in response to excessive stretching of heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes). The release of BNP is modulated by calcium ions. BNP is named as such because it was originally identified in extracts of porcine brain, although in humans it is produced mainly in the cardiac ventricles.BNP is secreted along with a 76-amino acid N-terminal fragment (NT-proBNP) that is biologically inactive. BNP binds to and activates the atrial natriuretic factor receptors NPRA, and to a lesser extent NPRB, in a fashion similar to atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) but with 10-fold lower affinity. The biological half-life of BNP, however, is twice as long as that of ANP, and that of NT-proBNP is even longer, making these peptides better targets than ANP for diagnostic blood testing.The physiologic actions of BNP are similar to those of ANP and include decrease in systemic vascular resistance and central venous pressure as well as an increase in natriuresis. Thus, the net effect of BNP and ANP is a decrease in blood volume, which lowers systemic blood pressure and afterload, yielding an increase in cardiac output, partly due to a higher ejection fraction.

Pathway

MicroRNAs in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, organism-specific biosystem;