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Antagonizing the effects of glucocorticoids by RU486 may, however, result in deleterious effects.
Here, our goal was to determine the functional effects of antagonizing GC K +channels formed by KCNA vs.
He was then faced with the delicate task of abolishing the sultanate without antagonizing the religious elements within his party.
Tie1 is an orphan receptor, whereas the ligands of Tie2 receptor have been identified as angiopoietin (Ang)-1 and Ang-2 [ 5 6 ] . Ang-1 has been shown to be responsible for recruiting and sustaining periendothelial support cells [ 7 ] . It has been reported that Ang-2 disrupts blood vessel formation in the developing embryo by antagonizing Ang-1-induced autophosphorylation of Tie2 [ 6 ] . Transgenic mouse models of Tie2/Ang-1 result in embryonic lethality due to absence of remodeling and sprouting of blood vessels [ 7 8 ] . The physiologic roles of the Tie2 receptor and its ligands are limited to angiogenic processes that occur subsequently to the earlier vasculogenic and angiogenic actions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors [ 7 ] . VEGF and the Tie family orchestrate optimal blood vessel formation [ 9 10 ] .
Because RU486, along with antagonizing the GR antagonizes the PR, some of the RU486 benefit may be due to antagonism of progesterone effects.