BACKGROUND Previous work has suggested that in the liver, adenosine preconditioning is mediated by nitric oxide. Whether the endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase plays a part in this mechanism has however not yet been investigated. METHODS Wistar rats were used (6 in each group)--Groups: (1) sham, (2) ischemia-reperfusion, (3) adenosine + ischemia-reperfusion, (4) endothelial isoform ...

Vasoplegic shock refractory to vasopressors is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Catecholamine driven therapies are first-line in the management of vasoplegic shock. Research regarding use non-catecholamine agents setting lacking. Methylene blue has multiple off-labelled indications for use, but recently been suggested have a role treating mediated by dysregulation nitric oxi...

–Stimulation of basal forebrain neurons elicits regional cerebral blood flow increases which are reportedly mediated by acetylcholine and nitric oxide. However, the modality of interaction between these two mediators remains unclear. Particularly, little is known about the source, i.e. endothelial, glial and/or neuronal, of the potent gaseous vasodilator nitric oxide. In the present study, we e...

a rapid isocratic method of high performance liquid chromatography system (hplc) with a glassy carbon working electrode of electrochemical detector is set up for quantitative detection of  trace amount of nitrite ion (no2¯) in aqueous protein containing cell lysate, cell media, plasma, serum, urine and other body fluids. the solid extraction  reversed phase cartridges (sep-pak) are used for dep...

Nitric oxide is an important cellular mediator that plays a role in regulating cellular proliferation of both normal and tumor cells. In the present study, we characterized nitric oxide production by the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line DLD-1 and examined the effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FUra), an antimetabolite effective against colon tumors, on nitric oxide production. IFN-gamma was found...

Nitric oxide is an important cellular mediator that plays a role in regulating cellular proliferation of both normal and tumor cells. In the present study, we characterized nitric oxide production by the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line DLD-1 and examined the effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FUra), an antimetabolite effective against colon tumors, on nitric oxide production. IFN-y was found to ...

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive impairment and neuropathology. Recent preclinical and epidemiological studies proposed statins as a possible therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease, but the exact mechanisms of action are still unknown. Biliverdin reductase-A is a pleiotropic enzyme involved in cellular stress responses. It not only tra...

Background & Aims: The activity of nitric oxide synthase was assayed in enterocytes isolated from human duodenal biopsies to determine its role in celiac disease. Patients were categorized into those with irritable bowel syndrome, iron deficiency anemia, B12/folate deficiency and treated and untreated celiac disease. Methods & Results: Enterocytes isolated from all groups showed 1400W-inhibitab...

The association between Escherichia coli endotoxin-induced organ damage and nitric oxide-related mechanisms was investigated in the spleen of male Swiss albino mice (20-40 g) by using (1) Pt/Ir electrochemical sensor connected to an amperometric detection system (NO-501, InterMedical Co., Japan), (2) nitrotyrosine immunohistochemistry, (3) conventional light microscopy and (4) immunoblotting te...