2004
Histamine inhibits conducted vasodilation through endothelium‐derived NO production in arterioles of mouse skeletal muscle
Payne GW, Madri JA, Sessa WC, Segal SS. Histamine inhibits conducted vasodilation through endothelium‐derived NO production in arterioles of mouse skeletal muscle. The FASEB Journal 2004, 18: 280-286. PMID: 14769822, DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0752com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAnimalsArteriolesEndothelium, VascularFemaleGene DeletionGuanylate CyclaseHistamineMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, SkeletalNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1VasodilationConceptsENOS-/- miceArteriolar endotheliumEndothelium-derived NO productionSpread of hyperpolarizationNO-dependent mechanismSecond-order arteriolesIntercellular adhesion moleculeGap junction channelsSoluble guanylate cyclaseAcetylcholine microiontophoresisHistamine inhibitsLocal vasodilationMouse skeletal muscleNO synthaseVenular endotheliumVasodilationCremaster muscleMaximal diameterNO productionArteriolesHistamineJunction channelsGuanylate cyclaseEndotheliumAdhesion molecules
1997
Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors attenuate transforming-growth-factor-beta 1-stimulated capillary organization in vitro.
Papapetropoulos A, Desai KM, Rudic RD, Mayer B, Zhang R, Ruiz-Torres MP, García-Cardeña G, Madri JA, Sessa WC. Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors attenuate transforming-growth-factor-beta 1-stimulated capillary organization in vitro. American Journal Of Pathology 1997, 150: 1835-44. PMID: 9137106, PMCID: PMC1858220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitric oxideL-NAMETube formationNOS isoformsNitric oxide synthase inhibitorL-nitro-arginine methylesterOxide synthase inhibitorNO donor sodium nitroprussideRole of NOTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionExcess L-arginineDonor sodium nitroprussideSoluble guanylate cyclaseWestern blot analysisEndothelial cell proliferationNOS blockadeCapillary tube formationEndothelial NOSSodium nitroprussideSynthase inhibitorL-arginineMicrovascular ECsAutocrine productionGuanylate cyclaseCapillary organization