Kinins are known from Blattodea, Orthoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera.
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The excess plasmin also activates the complement and kinin systems.
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HMWK is essential for blood coagulation and assembly of the kallikrein-kinin system.
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In botany, plant hormones cytokinins were first called kinins, but the name was changed to avoid confusion.
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The products of macrophage activity and intracellular contents ( such as histamines, kinins, and K + ) accumulate outside cells.
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Cathepsin K is a protease, which is defined by its high specificity for kinins, that is involved in bone resorption.
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ACE is also part of the kinin-kallikrein system where it degrades bradykinin, a potent vasodilator, and other vasoactive peptides.
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Plasma prekallikrein is a glycoprotein that participates in the surface-dependent activation of blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, kinin generation and inflammation.
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There are hypotheses that many of the ACE-inhibitors'beneficial effects are due to their influence on the kinin-kallikrein system.
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Plasma kallikrein liberates kinins ( bradykinin and kallidin ) from the kininogens, peptides responsible for the regulation of blood pressure and activation of inflammation.
