Reduced endothelial dependent vasodilation in vessels from TLR4-/- mice is associated with increased superoxide generation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 408, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 511-515

  Harrington, Louise S ^a   Lundberg, Martina H ^a   Waight, Michael ^a   Rozario, Adrian ^a   Mitchell, Jane A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artery; Basal nitric oxide; Dihydroethidium; Superoxide; Toll like receptor 4; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; HYDROETHIDINE; MANGANESE CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MOUSE; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 79956201256     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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