Transgenic overexpression of uncoupling protein 2 attenuates salt-induced vascular dysfunction by inhibition of oxidative stress

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 345-354

  Ma, Shuangtao ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Yang, Dachun ^a   Li, De ^a   Tang, Bing ^a   Yang, Yongjian ^a  

^a General Hospital of PLA Chengdu Military Area Command   (China)

Author keywords

blood pressure; high salt intake; hypertension; hypotensive response; nitric oxide; superoxide; uncoupling protein 2; vascular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; HIGH SALT INTAKE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSIVE RESPONSE; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2; VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION.;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ION CHANNELS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; SUPEROXIDES; UP-REGULATION; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84894278794     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpt225     Document Type: Article

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