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