Role of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) in hyperhomocysteinemia-induced endothelial dysfuction: New indication for this orphan-drug?

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 300, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Kietadisorn, Rinrada ^a   Kietselaer, Bas L ^a   Schmidt, Harald H H W ^b   Moens, An L ^a  

^a Departments of Cardiology   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DIHYDROBIOPTERIN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; NITRIC OXIDE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

BINDING AFFINITY; BIOASSAY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; DIETARY INTAKE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MICROVASCULATURE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

BIOPTERIN; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; NITRIC OXIDE; ORPHAN DRUG PRODUCTION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 79957629912     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00084.2011     Document Type: Letter

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