2003
Mesenteric vasoconstriction is responsible for the initial eNOS upregulation in the superior mesenteric artery of portal hypertensive rats
Tsai M, Iwakiri Y, Cadelina G, Sessa W, Groszmann R. Mesenteric vasoconstriction is responsible for the initial eNOS upregulation in the superior mesenteric artery of portal hypertensive rats. Hepatology 2003, 38: 176-177. DOI: 10.1016/s0270-9139(03)80088-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
NO overproduction by eNOS precedes hyperdynamic splanchnic circulation in portal hypertensive rats
Wiest R, Shah V, Sessa W, Groszmann R. NO overproduction by eNOS precedes hyperdynamic splanchnic circulation in portal hypertensive rats. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 276: g1043-g1051. PMID: 10198349, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1999.276.4.g1043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood Flow VelocityBlood PressureEndothelium, VascularHypertension, PortalKineticsLuminescent MeasurementsMaleMesenteric Artery, SuperiorMethoxamineNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIINitroarginineRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySplanchnic CirculationStress, MechanicalConceptsHyperdynamic splanchnic circulationSuperior mesenteric arterySplanchnic circulationSham ratsNitric oxide synthase upregulationHyperdynamic circulatory syndromeNO metabolites concentrationPortal hypertensive ratsENOS protein levelsHigh blood flowSignificant hyporesponsivenessArterial vasodilatationL-NNAPortal hypertensionPVL ratsAgonist methoxamineCirculatory syndromeENOS upregulationHypertensive ratsMesenteric arteryNomega-nitroNO inhibitorBlood flowDay 3L-arginine