Acid Test for Nitrite Pharmacology

Acid Test for Nitrite Pharmacology.

In this issue of Hypertension is an article from several investigators in Stockholm, primarily of the Lundberg and Weitzberg groups at the Karolinska Institutet, which addresses one aspect of the potential use of orally ingested nitrite ions as therapies in humans for various diseases or, perhaps in food or food supplements, for some general improvement in cardiovascular or metabolic parameters...

Amyl nitrite test in primary glaucoma.

THOUGH ocular hypertension is one of the fundamental symptoms of glaucoma, we have as yet little clinical evidence for an evaluation of its pathological significance and real severity. The only elements at our disposal are those inferred by the study of the pressure curve both spontaneous and after miotic drugs. These studies show that at the onset of the disease the basic pressure may still be...

Pharmacology – Prep Manual for Undergraduates

Pharmacology of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid.

Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid are triterpenoid compounds that exist widely in food, medicinal herbs and other plants. This review summarizes the pharmacological studies on these two triterpenoids. Both oleanolic acid and ursolic acid are effective in protecting against chemically induced liver injury in laboratory animals. Oleanolic acid has been marketed in China as an oral drug for human li...

Nitrous Acid and Nitrite in the Atmosphere