Lovastatin increases nitric oxide synthesis in IL-1β-stimulated smooth muscle cells

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1123-1127

  Chen, H ^a   Xing, Y ^a   Liu, R ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; HMG CoA reductase inhibitor; Inducible nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; FLUINDOSTATIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MEVALONIC ACID; MEVINOLIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PRAVASTATIN; RHO FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL STIMULATION; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; THORACIC AORTA; TIME; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INDOLES; INTERLEUKIN-1; LOVASTATIN; MEVALONIC ACID; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PRAVASTATIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035177558     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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