The three endogenous gaseous transmitters—nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and
hydrogen sulfide (H2S)—regulate a number of key biological functions. Emerging data have …

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a group of diseases in which one of a large number of
mutations causes death of rod photoreceptors. After rods die, cone photoreceptors slowly …

Despite the recent popularity of e-cigarettes, to date only limited data is available on their
safety for both users and secondhand smokers. The present study reports a comprehensive …

The endothelium can evoke relaxations (dilatations) of the underlying vascular smooth
muscle, by releasing vasodilator substances. The best characterized endothelium‐derived …

Faraci, Frank M., and Donald D. Heistad. Regulation of the Cerebral Circulation: Role of
Endothelium and Potassium Channels. Physiol. Rev. 78: 53–97, 1998.—Several new …

Communication between cellular organisms occurs, among other mechanisms, through the
release of specific biochemical or chemical messengers by an emitting cell, generally …

Microglial cells are believed to play an active role in brain inflammatory, immune and
degenerative processes. Depending on the magnitude of microglial reaction, on the type of …

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is a disease that results from autoimmune
destruction of the insulin-producing β-cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. The …

Until the introduction of antibiotics in the 1930s and 1940s, acute bacterial meningitis was
fatal in most cases. Since then it has become curable with a variable mortality and morbidity …

The gaseous mediators hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and nitric oxide (NO) are synthesised in
the body from l-cysteine and l-arginine, respectively. In the cardiovascular system, NO is an …