Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Polymorphisms and Cardiovascular Disease: A HuGE Review

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms and cardiovascular disease: a HuGE review.

This review examines the association of a subset of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene (NOS3) polymorphisms (Glu298Asp, intron 4, and -786T>C) with cardiovascular disease. The Glu298Asp polymorphism within exon 7 is the only common nonsynonymous variant. The variants have been associated with low plasma nitric oxide concentrations and reduced vascular reactivity; difficulties in measuring t...

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms and renal survival.

To the Editor: Development of end stage renal disease (ESRD) and a blunted in vitro generation of nitric oxide (NO) have been recently associated with the 298Asp substitution in the endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) gene.1 Diabetic nephropathy was the culprit of ESRD in most patients (pts);1 however, the same association was recently reported in pts with ESRD due to polycystic kidney disease.2 Col...

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms in giant cell arteritis.

OBJECTIVE To examine potential associations of the Glu/Asp(298) polymorphism in exon 7 and the 4a/b polymorphism in intron 4 of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene with susceptibility to and clinical expression of giant cell arteritis (GCA), particularly in patients with versus those without ischemic complications. METHODS Ninety-one consecutive patients with biopsy-proven GCA, ...

Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene G894T polymorphism with type two diabetes and diabetic nephropathy

Background: Nitric oxide (NO) produced by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) mediates a large range of processes, and abnormality in the production of NO has been implicated in diabetic complications including diabetic nephropathy (DN). G894T polymorphism in the eNOS gene has been shown to decreased activity the NO levels of plasma. The association between eNOS Glu298Asp gene polymorphism and DN ri...

the association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms and preeclampsia susceptibility