Tetrahydrobiopterin prevents endothelial dysfunction and restores adiponectin levels in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 555, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-53

  Wang, Xi ^a   Hattori, Yoshiyuki ^a   Satoh, Hiroko ^a   Iwata, Chigusa ^a   Banba, Nobuyuki ^a   Monden, Tsuyoshi ^a   Uchida, Kohsuke ^a   Kamikawa, Yuichiro ^a   Kasai, Kikuo ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adiponectin; Endothelial function; Metabolic syndrome; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; FRUCTOSE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SAPROPTERIN; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HEART; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADIPONECTIN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; BIOPTERIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FRUCTOSE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MYOCARDIUM; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITRITES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TRIGLYCERIDES; VASODILATION;

EID: 33845774335     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.10.017     Document Type: Article

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