Role of oxidative stress in neurodegeneration: recent developments in assay methods for oxidative stress and nutraceutical antioxidants

K Cui, X Luo, K Xu, MRV Murthy - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology …, 2004 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced in the course of normal metabolism and they
serve important physiological functions. However, because of their high reactivity …

NO synthase and NO-dependent signal pathways in brain aging and neurodegenerative disorders: the role of oxidant/antioxidant balance

V Calabrese, TE Bates, AMG Stella - Neurochemical research, 2000 - Springer
Nitric oxide and other reactive nitrogen species appear to play several crucial roles in the
brain. These include physiological processes such as neuromodulation, neurotransmission …

Targeted disruption of inducible nitric oxide synthase protects against obesity-linked insulin resistance in muscle

M Perreault, A Marette - Nature medicine, 2001 - nature.com
Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is induced by inflammatory cytokines in skeletal
muscle and fat. It has been proposed that chronic iNOS induction may cause muscle insulin …

Modulation of protein–protein interactions with small organic molecules

T Berg - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Many proteins exert their biological roles as components of complexes, and the functions of
proteins are often determined by their specific interactions with other proteins. Because of …

Activation of Akt kinase inhibits apoptosis and changes in Bcl-2 and Bax expression induced by nitric oxide in primary hippocampal neurons.

H Matsuzaki, M Tamatani, N Mitsuda… - Journal of …, 1999 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract: Emerging data indicate that growth factors such as insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-
1) prevent neuronal death due to nitric oxide (NO) toxicity. On the other hand, growth factors …

Nitric oxide and cellular stress response in brain aging and neurodegenerative disorders: the role of vitagenes

V Calabrese, D Boyd-Kimball, G Scapagnini… - In vivo, 2004 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Nitric oxide and other reactive nitrogen species appear to play crucial roles in the brain such
as neuromodulation, neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity, but are also involved in …

Allosteric inhibitors of inducible nitric oxide synthase dimerization discovered via combinatorial chemistry

K McMillan, M Adler, DS Auld… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - National Acad Sciences
Potent and selective inhibitors of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)(EC 1.14. 13.39)
were identified in an encoded combinatorial chemical library that blocked human iNOS …

Nitric oxide and substance dependence

IT Uzbay, MW Oglesby - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
The free-radical gas nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in a diverse range of
physiological processes. It is synthesized from the precursor l-arginine by the enzyme NO …

Thymoquinone produced antianxiety-like effects in mice through modulation of GABA and NO levels

N Gilhotra, D Dhingra - Pharmacological Reports, 2011 - Springer
The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of GABAergic and nitriergic
modulation in the antianxiety effect of thymoquinone, a major constituent of Nigella sativa, in …

Effects of nitric oxide on eye diseases and their treatment

GCY Chiou - Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics, 2001 - liebertpub.com
Both underproduction and overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) could lead to various eye
diseases. It is known that endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) and neuronal NOS (nNOS) are …