Ascorbate inhibits iNOS expression and preserves vasoconstrictor responsiveness in skeletal muscle of septic mice

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 1 54-1, 2003, Pages

  Wu, Feng ^a   Wilson, John X ^a   Tyml, Karel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Cecal ligation and puncture; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; NORADRENALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0038311988     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00564.2002     Document Type: Article

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