Nitric oxide synthases and cardiac muscle: autocrine and paracrine influences

JL Balligand, PJ Cannon - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
The different cell types comprising cardiac muscle express one or more of the three isoforms
(neuronal NOS, or nNOS; inducible NOS, or iNOS; and endothelial NOS, or eNOS) of nitric …

Nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase isoforms in the normal, hypertrophic, and failing heart

S Umar, A van der Laarse - Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2010 - Springer
Nitric oxide (NO) produced in the heart by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) is a highly reactive
signaling molecule and an important modulator of myocardial function. NOS catalyzes the …

Inducible nitric oxide synthase in the myocard

IB Buchwalow, W Schulze, P Karczewski… - Molecular and cellular …, 2001 - Springer
Recognition of significance of nitric oxide synthases (NOS) in cardiovascular regulations has
led to intensive research and development of therapies focused on NOS as potential …

Nitric oxide and cardiac function: ten years after, and continuing

PB Massion, O Feron, C Dessy, JL Balligand - Circulation research, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Nitric oxide (NO) is produced from virtually all cell types composing the myocardium and
regulates cardiac function through both vascular-dependent and-independent effects. The …

Nitric oxide signaling and the regulation of myocardial function

MT Ziolo, MJ Kohr, H Wang - Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 2008 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide, which is produced endogenously within cardiac myocytes by three distinct
isoforms of nitric oxide synthase, is a key regulator of myocardial function. This review will …

Regulation of the mammalian heart function by nitric oxide

PB Massion, M Pelat, C Belge, JL Balligand - … Biochemistry and Physiology …, 2005 - Elsevier
The mammalian heart expresses all three isoforms of nitric oxide synthases (NOS) in diverse
cell types of the myocardium. Despite their apparent promiscuity, the NOS isoforms support …

Nitric oxide control of cardiac function: is neuronal nitric oxide synthase a key component?

CE Sears, EA Ashley… - … Transactions of the …, 2004 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to regulate cardiac function, both in physiological
conditions and in disease states. However, several aspects of NO signalling in the …

Cardiac nitric oxide: emerging role for nNOS in regulating physiological function

EJ Danson, JK Choate, DJ Paterson - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2005 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence shows that neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) plays several
diverging roles in modulating cardiac function. This review examines the nitric oxide (NO) …

Recent advances in the understanding of the role of nitric oxide in cardiovascular homeostasis

R Schulz, T Rassaf, PB Massion, M Kelm… - Pharmacology & …, 2005 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide synthases (NOS) are the enzymes responsible for nitric oxide (NO) generation.
To date, 3 distinct NOS isoforms have been identified: neuronal NOS (NOS1), inducible NOS …

Evidence for nitric oxide generation in the cardiomyocytes: its augmentation by hypoxia

M Kitakaze, K Node, K Komamura, T Minamino… - Journal of molecular and …, 1995 - Elsevier
Recent report suggest that endothelial-dependent relaxant factor, recoggnized as nitric
oxide (NO), reduces myocardial contractility. Here, we showed that both exposures to …