Nitric oxide (NO) plays important roles in gastrointestinal mucosal defence, as well as in the
pathogenesis of several gastrointestinal diseases (eg irritable bowel syndrome and …

Nitric oxide (NO) can exert both protective and proinflammatory actions in the
gastrointestinal tract. NO, formed physiologically by constitutive NO synthases, regulates …

The aetiology of the chronic inflammatory bowel diseases—ulcerative colitis and Crohn's
disease—as well as 'microscopic colitis'—both collagenous (COC) and lymphocytic colitis …

Nitric oxide is a crucial mediator of gastrointestinal mucosal defense, but, paradoxically, it
also contributes to mucosal injury in several situations. Inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis …

Almost 20 years after the identification of the biological role of nitric oxide (NO), the full
therapeutic potential of novel agents that mimic the activity of NO or interfere with its …

Nitric oxide (NO.) plays a central role in the physiology of the gastrointestinal tract and its
response to critical illness. Potential sources of NO. in the gut include: intrinsic intestinal …

The overall function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is to take up nutrients and remove waste.
The major physiologic processes that occur in the GI tract are motility, secretion, digestion …

Nitric oxide (NO) synthesis is markedly augmented in states of inflammation, largely due to
the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Although NO has anti-inflammatory …

Over the last years the important role of nitric oxide (NO) as endogenous modulator of
numerous physiological functions has been shown. NO is involved in the regulation of blood …

Nitric oxide (NO) production, as detectable by indirect and direct methods, as well as the
expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the intestinal mucosa appear to be …