Tetrahydrobiopterin impairs the action of endothelial nitric oxide via superoxide derived from platelets

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 958-964

  Tajima, M ^a   Sakagami, H ^a  

^a MEIKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti aggregation; Electron transfer; Endothelial cells; NAD(P)H oxidase; Nitric oxide; Platelets; Superoxide; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

6 METHYLTETRAHYDROPTERIN; ALLOPURINOL; CYCLIC GMP; DICLOFENAC; DIHYDROBIOPTERIN; INDOMETACIN; NEOPTERIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SEPIAPTERIN; SUPEROXIDE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION;

EID: 0033724385     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703648     Document Type: Article

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