Adrenomedullin augments nitric oxide and tetrahydrobioptein synthesis in cytokine-stimulated vascular smooth muscle cells

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 207-214

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

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Gene expression; Nitric oxide; Septic shock; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; INTERLEUKIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYNTHESIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0033215263     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00193-5     Document Type: Article

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