Nitric oxide (NO) is a pleiotropic janus-faced molecule synthesized by nitric oxide synthases
(NOS) which plays a critical role in a number of physiological and pathological processes in …

The brain and nervous system are prone to oxidative stress, and are inadequately equipped
with antioxidant defense systems to prevent 'ongoing'oxidative damage, let alone the extra …

As a chemical transmitter in the mammalian central nervous system, nitric oxide (NO) is still
thought a bit of an oddity, yet this role extends back to the beginnings of the evolution of the …

Major depression is a debilitating and recurrent disorder with a substantial lifetime risk and a
high social cost. Depressed patients generally display co-morbid symptoms, and depression …

Alzheimer disease (AD) is an age-dependent neurodegenerative disease characterized by
the formation of β–amyloid (Aβ)-containing senile plaque. The disease could be induced by …

Scope To evaluate curcumin loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (C-SLNs) in the experimental
paradigm of cerebral ischemia (BCCAO model) in rats. Methods and results Oral …

Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzymes synthesize nitric oxide, a signal for vasodilatation and
neurotransmission at low concentrations and a defensive cytotoxin at higher concentrations …

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Nitric oxide is a signaling molecule produced by neurons and endothelial cells in the brain.
NO is synthesized from L-arginine and oxygen by nitric oxide synthase: neuronal (nNOS) …

Oxygen and carbon dioxide are time honored gases that have direct bearing on almost all
life forms, but over the past thirty years, and in large part due to the Nobel Prize Award in …