Carboxypeptidase cleavage of the C-terminal Arg of kinins generates specific agonists of the B1 receptor...
Keywords: B1 receptor, bradykinin, carboxypeptidase M, kallidin, kininase I, nitric oxide synthase
02/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterTwo distinct systems of different origin are involved in the pathogenesis of both infectious and immunological vasculitis syndrome: nitric oxide (NO) from endothelial cells and granulocyte NADPH oxidase...
Keywords: catalase, endothelial damage, glutathione peroxidase, nitric oxide, nitric oxide synthase, superoxide dismutase
10/2004 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterWe reviewed the literature on the use of inhaled nitric oxide and the influence of supplemental oxygen on bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and the role of endogenous nitric oxide-synthase, vascular endothelial growth factor, the interplay of nitric oxide and superoxide, protein nitration and the nuclear factor kappa B-pathway...
Keywords: Alveolarization, Angiogenesis, hyperoxia, lung development, nitric oxide synthase, 3-nitrotyrosine, prematurity, superoxide dismutase
09/2008 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter