The potential of nitric oxide releasing therapies as antimicrobial agents

DO Schairer, JS Chouake, JD Nosanchuk… - Virulence, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Nitric oxide (NO) is a short-lived, diatomic, lipophilic gas that plays an integral role in
defending against pathogens. Among its many functions are involvement in immune cell …

Nitric oxide in cellular adaptation and disease

BN Gantner, KM LaFond, MG Bonini - Redox Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide synthases are the major sources of nitric oxide, a critical signaling molecule
involved in a wide range of cellular and physiological processes. These enzymes comprise …

Occurrence, structure, and evolution of nitric oxide synthase–like proteins in the plant kingdom

S Jeandroz, D Wipf, DJ Stuehr, L Lamattina… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Nitric oxide (NO) signaling regulates various physiological processes in both animals and
plants. In animals, NO synthesis is mainly catalyzed by NO synthase (NOS) enzymes …

Targeting nitric oxide as a key modulator of sepsis, arthritis and pain

F Spiller, RO Formiga, JF da Silva Coimbra… - Nitric Oxide, 2019 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) is produced by enzymatic activity of neuronal (nNOS), endothelial (eNOS),
and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and modulates a broad spectrum of physiological …

Immune function of endothelial cells: evolutionary aspects, molecular biology and role in atherogenesis

S Kotlyarov - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis is one of the key problems of modern medicine, which is due to the high
prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and their significant share in the …

Strategies for hypoxia adaptation in fish species: a review

CD Zhu, ZH Wang, B Yan - Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2013 - Springer
Aquatic environments exhibit wide temporal and spatial variations in oxygen levels
compared to terrestrial environments. Fish are an excellent model for elucidating the …

Nitric oxide function and nitric oxide synthase evolution in aquatic chordates

A Locascio, G Annona, F Caccavale… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nitric oxide (NO) is a key signaling molecule in almost all organisms and is active in a
variety of physiological and pathological processes. Our understanding of the peculiarities …

NADPH–cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase: prototypic member of the diflavin reductase family

T Iyanagi, C Xia, JJP Kim - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
NADPH–cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (CYPOR) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS), two
members of the diflavin oxidoreductase family, are multi-domain enzymes containing distinct …

What is it like to be a choanoflagellate? Sensation, processing and behavior in the closest unicellular relatives of animals

N Ros-Rocher, T Brunet - Animal Cognition, 2023 - Springer
All animals evolved from a single lineage of unicellular precursors more than 600 million
years ago. Thus, the biological and genetic foundations for animal sensation, cognition and …

Impact of gene gains, losses and duplication modes on the origin and diversification of vertebrates

C Cañestro, R Albalat, M Irimia… - Seminars in cell & …, 2013 - Elsevier
The study of the evolutionary origin of vertebrates has been linked to the study of genome
duplications since Susumo Ohno suggested that the successful diversification of vertebrate …