HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor stabilizes rabbit atheroma by increasing basal NO and decreasing superoxide

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 1 50-1, 2001, Pages

  Thakur, Navin Kumar ^a   Hayashi, Toshio ^a   Sumi, Daigo ^a   Kano, Hatsuyo ^a   Tsunekawa, Taku ^a   Iguchi, Akihisa ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Hyperlipidemia; Nitric oxide synthase; Stabilization; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

3 NITROTYROSINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; SIMVASTATIN; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034803888     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.1.h75     Document Type: Article

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