2001
Dynamic regulation of metabolism and respiration by endogenously produced nitric oxide protects against oxidative stress
Paxinou E, Weisse M, Chen Q, Souza J, Hertkorn C, Selak M, Daikhin E, Yudkoff M, Sowa G, Sessa W, Ischiropoulos H. Dynamic regulation of metabolism and respiration by endogenously produced nitric oxide protects against oxidative stress. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 11575-11580. PMID: 11562476, PMCID: PMC58771, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.201293198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseNitric oxideOxidative stressProtective effectNitric oxide protectsNitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthesisECV304 cellsSteady-state levelsMechanism of protectionOxide synthaseOxide synthesisENOS cDNAHuman ECV304 cellsMitochondria respirationDeathMitochondrial respirationExposureSame extentCellsCell metabolismDynamic regulationMetabolismLow steady-state levelsGlycolytic pathway
2000
Simvastatin upregulates coronary vascular endothelial nitric oxide production in conscious dogs
Mital S, Zhang X, Zhao G, Bernstein R, Smith C, Fulton D, Sessa W, Liao J, Hintze T. Simvastatin upregulates coronary vascular endothelial nitric oxide production in conscious dogs. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2000, 279: h2649-h2657. PMID: 11087217, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.279.6.h2649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAdenosineAnimalsAnticholesteremic AgentsConsciousnessCoronary CirculationDogsEndothelium, VascularEnzyme InhibitorsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHeart RateIn Vitro TechniquesMicrocirculationMyocardiumNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIINitritesNitroglycerinOxygen ConsumptionRNA, MessengerSimvastatinVasodilationVasodilator AgentsVeratrineConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseCoronary blood flowCoronary vasodilationConscious dogsSimvastatin administrationVascular endothelial nitric oxide productionVascular endothelial nitric oxide synthaseNO productionEndothelial nitric oxide productionEndothelium-independent vasodilatorCoronary vascular endotheliumShort-term administrationLipid-lowering effectsNitric oxide synthaseEndothelial NO productionMyocardial oxygen consumptionNitric oxide productionNO-dependent regulationPlasma nitrateGeneral anesthesiaENOS proteinCoronary microvesselsOxide synthaseMongrel dogsENOS mRNA
1999
Nitric Oxide in Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Remodeling: Clinical Correlates and Experimental Links
Rudic R, Sessa W. Nitric Oxide in Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Remodeling: Clinical Correlates and Experimental Links. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1999, 64: 673-677. PMID: 10052999, PMCID: PMC1377782, DOI: 10.1086/302304.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Hypotension and inflammatory cytokine gene expression triggered by factor Xa–nitric oxide signaling
Papapetropoulos A, Piccardoni P, Cirino G, Bucci M, Sorrentino R, Cicala C, Johnson K, Zachariou V, Sessa W, Altieri D. Hypotension and inflammatory cytokine gene expression triggered by factor Xa–nitric oxide signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 4738-4742. PMID: 9539808, PMCID: PMC22560, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.8.4738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCytokinesEndothelium, VascularFactor XaFibrinogenGene Expression RegulationHistamineHumansHypotensionInflammationInterleukin-6MaleNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxidePolymerase Chain ReactionRatsRats, WistarSplanchnic CirculationStereoisomerismTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUmbilical VeinsConceptsEffector cell protease receptor-1Cytokine gene expressionFactor XaReceptor 1NO synthase inhibitor LNitric oxideInflammatory cytokine gene expressionActivation of coagulationNitroarginine methyl esterEndothelial cell releaseTissue factor pathway inhibitorAcute phase responseEndothelial cell ligandsThrombin inhibitor hirudinInterleukin-6 mRNAFactor pathway inhibitorDose-dependent mannerVascular endothelial cellsL-NAMED-NAMEGrowth factor peptidesInterleukin-6Dose-dependent reactionCell ligandsPathway inhibitor
1995
Native low-density lipoprotein increases endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase generation of superoxide anion.
Pritchard K, Groszek L, Smalley D, Sessa W, Wu M, Villalon P, Wolin M, Stemerman M. Native low-density lipoprotein increases endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase generation of superoxide anion. Circulation Research 1995, 77: 510-8. PMID: 7543827, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.77.3.510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid OxidoreductasesArginineCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularHumansLipoproteins, LDLNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseSuperoxidesConceptsLow-density lipoproteinNative low-density lipoproteinN-LDLNitro-L-arginine methyl esterNitric oxideLevels of nitrotyrosineEndothelial cell releaseEC releaseThiobarbituric acid substancesFormation of peroxynitriteSuperoxide anionENOS activityL-arginineNO productionSKF-525ANitrite productionOxidative metabolism