Ularitide

Urodilatin (URO) is a hormone that causes natriuresis by increasing renal blood flow. It is secreted in response to increased mean arterial pressure and increased blood volume from the cells of the distal tubule and collecting duct. It is important in oliguric patients (such as those with acute kidney injury and chronic kidney failure) as it lowers serum creatinine and increases urine output.

==Interactions== Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP; CDD/ANP-99-126; NPPA-124-151, 28 residues) is a hormone system of clinical importance. It is produced in the heart and excreted into the circulation via exocytosis. The endocrine heart is composed of specific myoendocrine cells that synthesize and secrete the natriuretic peptide hormones, which exhibit diuretic and vasorelaxant properties. Urodilatin (CDD/ANP-95-126; NPPA-120-151, 32 residues) is a homologue natriuretic peptide that differs from CDD/ANP-99-126 by a four-residue extension at the N-terminal end, produced by the kidney as part of a paracrine system regulating water and sodium reabsorption. It is secreted into the urine.