serves as an second messenger for tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) to stimulate superoxide
production, thereby decreasing endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in coronary arteries.
In isolated bovine small coronary arteries, TNF-α (1 ng/ml) markedly attenuated vasodilator
responses to bradykinin and A-23187. In the presence of N G-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester,
TNF-α produced no further inhibition on the vasorelaxation induced by these vasodilators …