Effects of hydroxyurea and L-arginine on the production of nitric oxide metabolites in cultures of normal and sickle erythrocytes

Hematology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 291-294

  Nahavandi, Masoud ^a   Tavakkoli, Fatemeh ^a   Millis, Richard M ^a   Wyche, Melville Q ^a   Habib, Muhammad J ^b   Tavakoli, Nasrin ^c  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Humans; Hydroxyurea; L arginine; L NMMA; Nitric oxide metabolites; Red blood cells; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HEMOGLOBIN A; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYUREA; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRILE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ARGININE; CELLS, CULTURED; ERYTHROCYTES; ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYUREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 33845718795     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10245330600921998     Document Type: Article

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