Multiple molecular forms of BNP and NT-proBNP circulate in heart failure (proBNP, glycosylated variants, degradation products), with assay specificity for different forms affecting clinical measurements.
Key findingMultiple molecular forms of BNP and NT-proBNP circulate in heart failure (proBNP, glycosylated variants, degradation products), with assay specificity
What the researchers found
Multiple molecular forms of BNP and NT-proBNP circulate in heart failure (proBNP, glycosylated variants, degradation products), with assay specificity for different forms affecting clinical measurements.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2010.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Molecular forms of natriuretic peptides in heart failure and their implications.
Heart (British Cardiac Society), 96(6), 419-24
Citation
Xu-Cai, Ye Olivia; Wu, Qingyu. (2010). Molecular forms of natriuretic peptides in heart failure and their implications.. Heart (British Cardiac Society), 96(6), 419-24. https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2008.164145