The superoxide radical switch in the biology of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite

L Piacenza, A Zeida, M Trujillo… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The free radical nitric oxide (· NO) is a key mediator in different physiological processes such
as vasodilation, neurotransmission, inflammation, and cellular immune responses, and thus …

Nitric oxide signaling: classical, less classical, and nonclassical mechanisms

A Martínez-Ruiz, S Cadenas, S Lamas - Free radical biology and medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Although nitric oxide (NO) was identified more than 150 years ago and its effects were
clinically tested in the form of nitroglycerine, it was not until the decades of 1970–1990 that it …

Nitric oxide and mitochondrial respiration in the heart

GC Brown, V Borutaite - Cardiovascular research, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Nitric oxide (NO) inhibits the mitochondrial respiratory chain, resulting in inhibition of ATP
production, increased oxidant production and increased susceptibility to cell death. NO …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase: current concepts and controversies

Z Lacza, E Pankotai, DW Busija - Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
New discoveries in the last decade significantly altered our view on mitochondria. They are
no longer viewed as energy-making slaves but rather individual cells-within-the-cell. In …

Mitochondrial ion channels/transporters as sensors and regulators of cellular redox signaling

J O-Uchi, SY Ryu, BS Jhun, S Hurst… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Mitochondrial ion channels/transporters and the electron transport chain (ETC)
serve as key sensors and regulators for cellular redox signaling, the production of reactive …

Characteristics and function of cardiac mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase

EN Dedkova, LA Blatter - The Journal of physiology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We used laser scanning confocal microscopy in combination with the nitric oxide (NO)‐
sensitive fluorescent dye DAF‐2 and the reactive oxygen species (ROS)‐sensitive dyes CM …

Strategic localization of heart mitochondrial NOS: a review of the evidence

T Zaobornyj, P Ghafourifar - American journal of physiology …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Heart mitochondria play a central role in cell energy provision and in signaling. Nitric oxide
(NO) is a free radical with primary regulatory functions in the heart and involved in a broad …

Mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase, mitochondrial brain dysfunction in aging, and mitochondria-targeted antioxidants

A Navarro, A Boveris - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the current ideas on nitric oxide (NO) physiology in brain and other
mammalian organs and on the subcellular distribution of nitric oxide synthases (NOS) …

[HTML][HTML] The ups and downs of mitochondrial calcium signalling in the heart

EJ Griffiths, D Balaska, WHY Cheng - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2010 - Elsevier
Regulation of intramitochondrial free calcium ([Ca2+] m) is critical in both physiological and
pathological functioning of the heart. The full extent and importance of the role of [Ca2+] m is …

Interaction between connexin 43 and nitric oxide synthase in mice heart mitochondria

M Kirca, P Kleinbongard, D Soetkamp… - Journal of cellular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Connexin 43 (Cx43), which is highly expressed in the heart and especially in
cardiomyocytes, interferes with the expression of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms …