Endothelial NO Production Is Mandatory for Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate-induced Vasodilation: Results from eNOS Knockout (eNOS-/-) Mice

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 607-610

  Lorenz, Mario ^a,b   Klinkner, Laura ^a   Baumann, Gert ^a   Stangl, Karl ^a   Stangl, Verena ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DZHK GERMAN CENTRE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

aortic rings; EGCG; eNOS knockout mice; nitric oxide; vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; CATECHIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NOS3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; AORTA; DEFICIENCY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CATECHIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; MALE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84934997989     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000232     Document Type: Article

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