Induction of nitric oxide synthase and heme oxygenase activities by endotoxin in the rat adrenal cortex: Involvement of both signaling systems in the modulation of ACTH-dependent steroid production

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-20

  Grion, N ^b   Repetto, E M ^b   Pomeraniec, Y ^b   Martinez Calejman, C ^b   Astort, F ^b   Sanchez, R ^b   Pignataro, O P ^a,b   Arias, P ^b   Cymeryng, C B ^b  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEME OXYGENASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTOPORPHYRIN TIN;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENETIC CODE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEME OXYGENASE-1; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; METALLOPORPHYRINS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34547422306     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-06-0199     Document Type: Article

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