Nitric oxide: physiological functions, delivery, and biomedical applications

SM Andrabi, NS Sharma, A Karan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous molecule that has a central role in signaling pathways
involved in numerous physiological processes (eg, vasodilation, neurotransmission …

S-Nitrosylation in Cardiovascular Signaling

B Lima, MT Forrester, DT Hess, JS Stamler - Circulation research, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Well over 2 decades have passed since the endothelium-derived relaxation factor was
reported to be the gaseous molecule nitric oxide (NO). Although soluble guanylyl cyclase …

Recent developments in nitric oxide donor drugs

MR Miller, IL Megson - British journal of pharmacology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
During the 1980s, the free radical, nitric oxide (NO), was discovered to be a crucial
signalling molecule, with wide‐ranging functions in the cardiovascular, nervous and immune …

High levels of circulating endothelial microparticles in patients with acute coronary syndromes

L Bernal-Mizrachi, W Jy, JJ Jimenez, J Pastor… - American heart …, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Endothelial injury plays a critical role in coronary artery disease (CAD), but
the assessment of this injury has been problematical. Recently, it has been shown in vitro …

Platelet activation in patients with sickle disease, hemolysis-associated pulmonary hypertension, and nitric oxide scavenging by cell-free hemoglobin

J Villagra, S Shiva, LA Hunter… - Blood, The Journal …, 2007 - ashpublications.org
Increased platelet activation is recognized in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), but its
pathogenesis and clinical relevance remain uncertain. Pulmonary arterial hypertension …

Vascular effects of adiponectin: molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic intervention

W Zhu, KKY Cheng, PM Vanhoutte, KSL Lam… - Clinical …, 2008 - portlandpress.com
Adiponectin is a major adipocyte-secreted adipokine abundantly present in the circulation
as three distinct oligomeric complexes. In addition to its role as an insulin sensitizer …

Non-heme iron nitrosyls in biology

AR Butler, IL Megson - Chemical reviews, 2002 - ACS Publications
Non-heme iron nitrosyls have been recognized by chemists for well over 100 years, but their
place in biology was given serious attention only after the discovery of the biological role of …

Nitrate therapy: new aspects concerning molecular action and tolerance

T Münzel, A Daiber, T Gori - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Although the short-term vasodilatory properties of or-ganic nitrates are potent and well
known, a number of vascular and extravascular changes have been shown to compromise …

Fatal gastrointestinal obstruction and hypertension in mice lacking nitric oxide-sensitive guanylyl cyclase

A Friebe, E Mergia, O Dangel… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
The signaling molecule nitric oxide (NO), first described as endothelium-derived relaxing
factor (EDRF), acts as physiological activator of NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase (NO-GC) in …

Platelet-derived nitric oxide signaling and regulation

E Gkaliagkousi, J Ritter, A Ferro - Circulation research, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Nitric oxide (NO) exerts important vasodilatory, antiplatelet, antioxidant, antiadhesive, and
antiproliferative effects. Although endothelium derived NO has been shown to be of prime …