background: skin flap grafting is a popular approach for reconstruction of critical skin and underlying soft tissue injuries. in a previous study, we demonstrated the beneficial effects of two 5α-reductase inhibitors, azelaic acid and finasteride, on tissue survival in a rat model of skin flap grafting. in the current study, we investigated the involvement of nitric oxide and inducible nitric o...

objective(s): nitric oxide (no), a product of inducible nitric oxide synthase (inos), contributes in germ cell apoptosis. this study was aimed to evaluate the effects of aloe vera gel (avg) on male wistar rat reproductive organ, serum no level, and expression of inos gene in leydig cells. materials and methods:adult male wistar rats (n=36) were used for experiments in three groups. the experime...

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BH4: Tetrahydrobiopterin; BH2: Dihydrobiopterin; NOS: Nitric Oxide Synthase; eNOS: endothelial Noxide Synthase; nNOS: Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase; iNOS: Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase; CAD: Coronary Artery Disease; LC-MS/MS: Liquid Chromatography and Tandem Mass Spectrometry; GTCH1: Guanine Triphosphate Cyclohydrolase; NOS3: Nitrous Oxide Synthase 3 – Endothelial; QDPR: Quinoid Dihydropteri...

BACKGROUND.Nitric oxide mediates and modulates pulmonary transition from fetal to postnatal life. NO is synthesized by 3 nitric oxide synthase isoforms. One key pathway of nitric oxide metabolism results in nitrotyrosine, a stable, measurable marker of nitric oxide production. OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to assess, by semiquantitative immunohistochemistry, nitric oxide synthase iso...

abstract background: nitric oxide (no) is a molecule that incorporates in many physiological processes of female reproductive system. recent studies suggested the possible role of endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase (enos) enzyme in female infertility. objective: the aim of this study is to evaluate the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in endometrial tissue of women with...

Cyclosporine toxicity mainly affects kidney and liver function. We have previously shown that cyclosporine nephrotoxicity alters kidney nitric oxide synthase mRNA pattern of expression. To determine if nitric oxide synthase expression changes are mediated directly by cyclosporine or by secondary hemodynamic alterations induced by cyclosporine, we evaluated if these effects are tissue specific a...

Nitric oxide has been shown to be beneficial for gastric ulcer healing. We determined the relative effects of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthases on gastric ulcer healing in rats. Ulcers were induced by serosal application of acetic acid. Ulcer severity, angiogenesis, and nitric oxide synthase expression were assessed 3-10 days later. The effects of inhibitors of nitric oxide synth...

introduction: ischemia/reperfusion (ir) injury involves a complex interrelated sequence of events. high levels of nitric oxide (no) are generated with inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (inos) leading to the renal ir injury and glutathione (gsh) depletion. the present study was designed to investigate the effect of l-nil (n6- (1-iminoethyl)-l- lysine.hydrochloride), a selective inhibitor o...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can induce matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 activities and focal angiogenesis. We hypothesized that VEGF activation of cerebral MMP-9 would require nitric oxide participation. METHODS We compared the in vivo effects of: (1) N(G)-monomethyl-l-arginine, a nonspecific nitric oxide synthase inhibitor; (2) L-N(6)-(1-iminoethyl)lysine...