Paradoxical Reduction of Fatty Streak Formation in Mice Lacking Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
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Paradoxical reduction of fatty streak formation in mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
BACKGROUND The endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) has been considered to exert an antiatherosclerotic role through synthesis of NO. However, eNOS has been shown to generate superoxide, which could oxidize LDL and promote atherosclerosis. We sought to determine the role of eNOS in diet-induced fatty streak formation through the use of eNOS-deficient mice. METHODS AND RESULTS M...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000015853.59427.32