Nitrite in organ protection

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Rassaf, Tienush ^a   Ferdinandy, Peter ^b,c   Schulz, Rainer ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c PHARMAHUNGARY GROUP   (Hungary)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

nitric oxide; nitrite

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PLACEBO; SODIUM NITRATE; SODIUM NITRITE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN PROTECTION; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CANCER RISK; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRUSH SYNDROME; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PROTECTION; OXIDATION; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REDUCTION; RENAL PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SHOCK; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VENTILATOR INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ANIMALS; CYTOPROTECTION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; REPERFUSION INJURY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84890287929     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bph.12291     Document Type: Review

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