Nitric oxide, superoxide, and peroxynitrite in myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury and preconditioning

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 532-543

  Ferdinandy, Péter ^a   Schulz, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardioprotection; Ischaemia; Ischaemic preconditioning; Matrix metalloproteinase; Nitric oxide; Peroxynitrite; Reperfusion; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PEROXYNITRITE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL PROTECTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DECOMPOSITION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING, MYOCARDIAL; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEROXYNITROUS ACID; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0037293568     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705080     Document Type: Review

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