High glucose increases nitric oxide synthase expression and superoxide anion generation in human aortic endothelial cells

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-28

  Cosentino, Francesco ^a,b   Hishikawa, Keiichi ^a,b   Katusic, Zvonimir S ^c   Lüscher, Thomas F ^a,b,d  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b University Hospital   (Switzerland)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Endothelium derived factors; Free radicals

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYTOCHROME C; GLUCOSE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE;

AORTA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030837996     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.1.25     Document Type: Article

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