Throughout the human gastrointestinal tract a variety of reactive nitrogen oxides are
continuously formed as a result of a complex interplay between the host, commensal …

Nitric oxide is an intracellular and intercellular messenger with important functions in a
number of physiologic and pathobiologic processes within gastroenterology and …

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 …

Nitric oxide is a ubiquitous molecule involved in a variety of biological processes. The
specific action of NO depends on its enzymatic sources namely neuronal nitric oxide …

Inorganic nitrite, derived from the reduction of nitrate in saliva, has recently emerged as a
protagonist in nitric oxide (• NO) biology as it can be univalently reduced to• NO, in the …

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 …

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 …

There is an abundance of evidence that nitric oxide plays a critical role in regulating several
components of gastrointestinal mucosal defense. Suppression of nitric oxide synthesis …

Inflammation of the intestinal tract remains a very serious concern in the clinical setting.
Unfortunately, to date, the mechanisms underlying many inflammatory conditions such as …

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