Associations Between Plasma Kinin B1 Receptor Levels and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease

Kinin B1 receptor (KB1R) was shown to be up-regulated in human carotid atherosclerotic lesions. Serum KB1R levels were also reported to be high in patients with stroke. However, KB1R deficiency increased atherosclerotic lesions. Therefore, the role of KB1R in atherosclerosis remains unclear. Moreover, no study has reported blood KB1R levels in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).We measured plasma KB1R levels in 375 patients undergoing...