Characterization of the induction of nitric oxide synthase and cyclo-oxygenase in rat aorta in organ culture

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 125-133

  Bishop Bailey, David ^a   Larkin, Simon W ^a   Warner, Timothy D ^b   Chen, Gong ^b   Mitchell, Jane A ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inducible cyclo oxygenase; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide; Prostacyclin; Prostaglandin E2; Thromboxane B2

Indexed keywords

6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DEXAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; MESSENGER RNA; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; THROMBOXANE B2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME INDUCTION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030950128     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701100     Document Type: Article

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