1998
Aminoguanidine has an anti-atherogenic effect in the cholesterol-fed rabbit
Panagiotopoulos S, O'Brien R, Bucala R, Cooper M, Jerums G. Aminoguanidine has an anti-atherogenic effect in the cholesterol-fed rabbit. Atherosclerosis 1998, 136: 125-131. PMID: 9544739, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(97)00192-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced glycosylation endproductsAortic archAbdominal aortaAdvanced glycationPlaque formationVasculopathy of diabetesAnti-atherogenic effectsHigh-cholesterol dietCholesterol-fed rabbitsDevelopment of atherosclerosisDegree of atheromaCholesterol dietAortaAtheromaRabbitsThoracicAminoguanidineDosesGlycationTreatmentArchAge levelsNon-enzymatic interactionVasculopathySudan IV
1995
An Inhibitor of Macrophage Arginine Transport and Nitric Oxide Production (CNI-1493) Prevents Acute Inflammation and Endotoxin Lethality
Bianchi M, Ulrich P, Bloom O, Meistrell M, Zimmerman G, Schmidtmayerova H, Bukrinsky M, Donnelley T, Bucala R, Sherry B, Manogue K, Tortolani A, Cerami A, Tracey K. An Inhibitor of Macrophage Arginine Transport and Nitric Oxide Production (CNI-1493) Prevents Acute Inflammation and Endotoxin Lethality. Molecular Medicine 1995, 1: 254-266. PMID: 8529104, PMCID: PMC2229913, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitric oxide synthaseL-arginine transportNO productionInflammatory responseBlood vesselsEndotoxin lethalityEDRF activityL-arginineArginine transportInhibitor of NOSLethal LPS challengeSystemic inflammatory responseNitric oxide productionSelective inhibitorDevelopment of carrageenanProduction of NOBackgroundNitric oxideEDRF responseMurine macrophage-like cell lineTetravalent guanylhydrazoneFootpad inflammationImportant homeostatic mechanismAcute inflammationLPS challengeMacrophage-like cell line