The discovery of nitric oxide and its role in vascular biology

S Moncada, EA Higgs - British journal of pharmacology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Nitric oxide (NO) is a relative newcomer to pharmacology, as the paper which initiated the
field was published only 25 years ago. Nevertheless its impact is such that to date more than …

Vascular system: role of nitric oxide in cardiovascular diseases

K Bian, MF Doursout, F Murad - The journal of clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In contrast with the short research history of the enzymatic synthesis of nitric oxide (NO), the
introduction of nitrate‐containing compounds for medicinal purposes marked its 150th …

Recent advances in understanding endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis

Z Yang, XF Ming - Clinical medicine & research, 2006 - Marshfield Clinic
Over the last two decades, it has become evident that decreased bioavailability of
endothelial nitric oxide (NO) produced from endothelial NO synthase (eNOS), referred to as …

Circulating blood endothelial nitric oxide synthase contributes to the regulation of systemic blood pressure and nitrite homeostasis

KC Wood, MM Cortese-Krott, JC Kovacic… - … , and vascular biology, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Mice genetically deficient in endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS−/−) are
hypertensive with lower circulating nitrite levels, indicating the importance of constitutively …

Direct and reversible inhibition of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by nitric oxide

LV Ravichandran, RA Johns… - American Journal of …, 1995 - journals.physiology.org
The objective of this study was to investigate the regulation of endothelial nitric oxide (NO)
synthase by NO. Partially purified endothelial NO synthase was exposed to authentic NO (10 …

Novel features of nitric oxide, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, and atherosclerosis

LJ Ignarro, C Napoli - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2004 - Springer
There is a complex pathophysiologic scenario involving nitric oxide (NO), endothelial nitric
oxide synthase (eNOS), and the development of atherosclerosis and unstable atheroma …

Nitric oxide signalling in cardiovascular health and disease

C Farah, LYM Michel, JL Balligand - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2018 - nature.com
Nitric oxide (NO) signalling has pleiotropic roles in biology and a crucial function in
cardiovascular homeostasis. Tremendous knowledge has been accumulated on the …

Inducible nitric oxide synthase and vascular injury

M Kibbe, T Billiar, E Tzeng - Cardiovascular research, 1999 - academic.oup.com
The role nitric oxide (NO) plays in the cardiovascular system is complex and diverse. Even
more controversial is the role that the inducible NO synthase enzyme (iNOS) serves in …

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase transgenic models of endothelial dysfunction

DN Atochin, PL Huang - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 2010 - Springer
Endothelial production of nitric oxide is critical to the regulation of vascular responses,
including vascular tone and regional blood flow, leukocyte–endothelial interactions, platelet …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of NOS expression in vascular diseases

A Pautz, H Li, H Kleinert - Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2021 - imrpress.com
Nitric oxide synthases (NOS) are the major sources of nitric oxide (NO), a small bioactive
molecule involved in the regulation of many cellular processes. One of the most prominent …