Nitric oxide signalling in cardiovascular health and disease
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Nitric oxide (NO) signalling has pleiotropic roles in biology and a crucial function in cardiovascular homeostasis. Tremendous knowledge has been accumulated on the mechanisms of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-NO pathway, but how this highly reactive, free radical gas signals to specific targets for precise regulation of cardiovascular function remains the focus of much intense research. In this Review, we summarize the updated paradigms on NOS regulation, NO interaction with reactive oxidant species in specific subcellular compartments, and downstream effects of NO in target cardiovascular tissues, while emphasizing the latest developments of molecular tools and biomarkers to modulate and monitor NO production and bioavailability.
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eNOS is the enzyme most abundant in vascular endothelial cells and has the most significant impact on vascular function, with a variety of pathologies related to eNOS dysfunction.
“Among these isoforms, eNOS is the enzyme more abundant in vascular endothelial cells and has the most significant impact on vascular function, with a variety of pathologies related with eNOS dysfunction.”
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- Authors
- Farah, C., Michel, L. Y. M., & Balligand, J.-L.
- Affiliations
- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Balligand, Jean-Luc
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Cardiology
- Published
- 2018-02-01
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 292-316
- ISSN
- 1759-5002 (ISSN-L)
- 1759-5010
- OpenAlex
- W2785925223
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- e8d0cdeaa0d5e7cad0903e682e2a82a2ac5d2964
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Keywords
- nitric oxide signaling, nitric oxide synthase regulation, cardiovascular homeostasis, cardiovascular disease, NO bioavailability, cardiovascular biomarkers
- MeSH terms
- Adenylyl Cyclases, Animals, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular System, Enzyme Activation, Humans, Nitric Oxide, Signal Transduction, Reactive Oxygen Species, Nitric Oxide Synthase, Nitric Oxide Donors, Enzyme Activators, Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3, Adrenergic beta-3 Receptor Agonists, Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors
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