Physiological roles of hydrogen sulfide in mammalian cells, tissues, and organs

G Cirino, C Szabo… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Over the last two decades, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has emerged as an endogenous
regulator of a broad range of physiological functions. H2S belongs to the class of molecules …

[HTML][HTML] Role of oxidative stress in the dysfunction of the placental endothelial nitric oxide synthase in preeclampsia

P Guerby, O Tasta, A Swiader, F Pont, E Bujold… - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Preeclampsia (PE) is a multifactorial pregnancy disease, characterized by new-onset
gestational hypertension with (or without) proteinuria or end-organ failure, exclusively …

Endothelial cell dysfunction and the pathobiology of atherosclerosis

MA Gimbrone Jr, G García-Cardeña - Circulation research, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Dysfunction of the endothelial lining of lesion-prone areas of the arterial vasculature is an
important contributor to the pathobiology of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease …

Red blood cell and endothelial eNOS independently regulate circulating nitric oxide metabolites and blood pressure

F Leo, T Suvorava, SK Heuser, J Li, A LoBue… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Current paradigms suggest that nitric oxide (NO) produced by endothelial cells
(ECs) through endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in the vessel wall is the primary …

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 …

Caveolae in CNS arterioles mediate neurovascular coupling

BW Chow, V Nuñez, L Kaplan, AJ Granger, K Bistrong… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Proper brain function depends on neurovascular coupling: neural activity rapidly increases
local blood flow to meet moment-to-moment changes in regional brain energy demand …

Endothelial cells

C Sturtzel - The Immunology of Cardiovascular Homeostasis and …, 2017 - Springer
Endothelial cells are a constitutive part of the heart and vasculature and form a crucial link
between the cardiovascular system and the immune system. Besides their commonly …

H2S as a Physiologic Vasorelaxant: Hypertension in Mice with Deletion of Cystathionine γ-Lyase

G Yang, L Wu, B Jiang, W Yang, J Qi, K Cao, Q Meng… - Science, 2008 - science.org
Studies of nitric oxide over the past two decades have highlighted the fundamental
importance of gaseous signaling molecules in biology and medicine. The physiological role …

Soluble endoglin contributes to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia

S Venkatesha, M Toporsian, C Lam, J Hanai… - Nature medicine, 2006 - nature.com
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific hypertensive syndrome that causes substantial
maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Maternal endothelial dysfunction mediated by …

Regulation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide production by the protein kinase Akt

D Fulton, JP Gratton, TJ McCabe, J Fontana, Y Fujio… - Nature, 1999 - nature.com
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is the nitric oxide synthase isoform responsible for
maintaining systemic blood pressure, vascular remodelling and angiogenesis,,,. eNOS is …