Induction of nitric oxide and tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis by lipoteichoic acid from Staphylococcus aureus in vascular smooth muscle cells

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-108

  Hattori, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kasai, Kikuo ^a   Nakanishi, Nobuo ^b   Gross, Steven S ^c   Thiemermann, Christoph ^d  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lipoteichoic acid; Nitric oxide; Tetrahydrobiopterin; Vascular smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOPTERIN; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYPOXANTHINES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEICHOIC ACIDS;

EID: 0031921295     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000025571     Document Type: Article

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