美国Merck公司开始进行人心房性钠利尿肽的临床试验。 ANP是由心脏中分泌的、在肾功能和血压等体液调节中起重要作用的肽激素。世界上现有近30家公司从事高血压药物的开发,其中也包括ANP的研究开发。最近据报道,ANP对心脏功能不全也有效,所以人们对它寄予厚望。1986年3月三得利啤酒公司最先 Merck, USA, begins clinical trials of human atrial natriuretic peptide. ANP is a peptide hormone secreted by the heart and plays an important role in body fluid regulation such as renal function and blood pressure. Nearly 30 companies in the world are engaged in the development of antihypertensive drugs, including the research and development of ANP. It has recently been reported that ANP is also effective for cardiac insufficiency, so people have high hopes for it. 1986 March Suntory beer company first