The biologically relevant coordination chemistry of iron and nitric oxide: electronic structure and reactivity

N Lehnert, E Kim, HT Dong, JB Harland… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule that is involved in a wide range of
physiological and pathological events in biology. Metal coordination chemistry, especially …

Towards precision medicine in heart failure

CS Weldy, EA Ashley - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2021 - nature.com
The number of therapies for heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction has nearly
doubled in the past decade. In addition, new therapies for HF caused by hypertrophic and …

[PDF][PDF] Single‐cell transcriptomic analysis reveals a hepatic stellate cell–activation roadmap and myofibroblast origin during liver fibrosis in mice

WU Yang, H He, T Wang, N Su, F Zhang, K Jiang… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims HSCs and portal fibroblasts (PFs) are the major sources of collagen‐
producing myofibroblasts during liver fibrosis, depending on different etiologies. However …

Soluble GC stimulators and activators: Past, present and future

P Sandner, M Follmann… - British journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of soluble GC (sGC) stimulators and sGC activators provided valuable tools to
elucidate NO–sGC signalling and opened novel pharmacological opportunities for …

Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators and activators

P Sandner, DP Zimmer, GT Milne, M Follmann… - Reactive oxygen …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract When Furchgott, Murad, and Ignarro were honored with the Nobel prize for the
identification of nitric oxide (NO) in 1998, the therapeutic implications of this discovery could …

Discovery of new therapeutic redox targets for cardioprotection against ischemia/reperfusion injury and heart failure

A Daiber, I Andreadou, M Oelze, SM Davidson… - Free Radical Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global epidemiological studies reported a shift from maternal/infectious communicable
diseases to chronic non-communicable diseases and a major part is attributable to …

Discovery of the soluble guanylate cyclase activator runcaciguat (BAY 1101042)

MG Hahn, T Lampe, S El Sheikh… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Herein we describe the discovery, mode of action, and preclinical characterization of the
soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) activator runcaciguat. The sGC enzyme, via the formation …

Activation mechanism of human soluble guanylate cyclase by stimulators and activators

R Liu, Y Kang, L Chen - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) is the receptor for nitric oxide (NO) in human. It is an
important validated drug target for cardiovascular diseases. sGC can be pharmacologically …

Myeloperoxidase: A versatile mediator of endothelial dysfunction and therapeutic target during cardiovascular disease

SL Maiocchi, J Ku, T Thai, E Chan, MD Rees… - Pharmacology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a prominent mammalian heme peroxidase and a fundamental
component of the innate immune response against microbial pathogens. In recent times …

[HTML][HTML] Nitric oxide system and bronchial epithelium: more than a barrier

MA Bayarri, J Milara, C Estornut, J Cortijo - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Airway epithelium forms a physical barrier that protects the lung from the entrance of inhaled
allergens, irritants, or microorganisms. This epithelial structure is maintained by tight …