Sera from patients with sepsis induce nitric oxide production in vascular smooth muscle cells
Background: Nitric oxide (NO) is an important physiological mediator of vascular tone and is involved in pathophysiology of septic shock. Although plasma nitrite is a stable end product of NO oxidation derived from endogenous NO, the plasma nitrite level is also easily affected by the intake of vari...
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2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Background: Nitric oxide (NO) is an important physiological mediator of vascular tone and is involved in pathophysiology of septic shock. Although plasma nitrite is a stable end product of NO oxidation derived from endogenous NO, the plasma nitrite level is also easily affected by the intake of various foods, bacterial products and renal functional status. |
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| Item Description: | 0962-9351 1466-1861 10.1080/09629350020027591 |