Drinking water nitrate and human health: an updated review

MH Ward, RR Jones, JD Brender, TM De Kok… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nitrate levels in our water resources have increased in many areas of the world largely due
to applications of inorganic fertilizer and animal manure in agricultural areas. The regulatory …

Pathophysiology of delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage: a review

WS Dodd, D Laurent, AS Dumont… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Delayed cerebral ischemia is a major predictor of poor outcomes in patients who suffer
subarachnoid hemorrhage. Treatment options are limited and often ineffective despite many …

Nitric oxide synthases: regulation and function

U Förstermann, WC Sessa - European heart journal, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Nitric oxide (NO), the smallest signalling molecule known, is produced by three isoforms of
NO synthase (NOS; EC 1.14. 13.39). They all utilize l-arginine and molecular oxygen as …

Free radicals in the physiological control of cell function

W Dröge - Physiological reviews, 2002 - journals.physiology.org
At high concentrations, free radicals and radical-derived, nonradical reactive species are
hazardous for living organisms and damage all major cellular constituents. At moderate …

Vascular endothelial cells synthesize nitric oxide from L-arginine

RMJ Palmer, DS Ashton, S Moncada - Nature, 1988 - nature.com
Nitric oxide (NO) released by vascular endothelial cells accounts for the relaxation of strips
of vascular tissue1 and for the inhibition of platelet aggregation2 and platelet adhesion3 …

The possible role of hydrogen sulfide as an endogenous smooth muscle relaxant in synergy with nitric oxide

R Hosoki, N Matsuki, H Kimura - Biochemical and biophysical research …, 1997 - Elsevier
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which is well known as a toxic gas, is produced endogenously in
mammalian tissues from L-cysteine mainly by two pyridoxal-5′-phosphate-dependent …

The clinical sequelae of intravascular hemolysis and extracellular plasma hemoglobin: a novel mechanism of human disease

RP Rother, L Bell, P Hillmen, MT Gladwin - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe efficient sequestration of hemoglobin by the red blood cell membrane and the
presence of multiple hemoglobin clearance mechanisms suggest a critical need to prevent …

The spectrin cytoskeleton integrates endothelial mechanoresponses

S Mylvaganam, J Plumb, B Yusuf, R Li, CY Lu… - Nature Cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Physiological blood flow induces the secretion of vasoactive compounds, notably nitric
oxide, and promotes endothelial cell elongation and reorientation parallel to the direction of …

Nitric oxide donors: chemical activities and biological applications

PG Wang, M Xian, X Tang, X Wu, Z Wen, T Cai… - Chemical …, 2002 - ACS Publications
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Oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction in hypertension

E Schulz, T Gori, T Münzel - Hypertension Research, 2011 - nature.com
Systemic arterial hypertension is a highly prevalent cardiovascular risk factor that causes
significant morbidity and mortality, and is becoming an increasingly common health problem …