Simvastatin upregulates coronary vascular endothelial nitric oxide production in conscious dogs
Mital S, Zhang X, Zhao G, Bernstein R, Smith C, Fulton D, Sessa W, Liao J, Hintze T. Simvastatin upregulates coronary vascular endothelial nitric oxide production in conscious dogs. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2000, 279: h2649-h2657. PMID: 11087217, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.279.6.h2649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAdenosineAnimalsAnticholesteremic AgentsConsciousnessCoronary CirculationDogsEndothelium, VascularEnzyme InhibitorsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHeart RateIn Vitro TechniquesMicrocirculationMyocardiumNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIINitritesNitroglycerinOxygen ConsumptionRNA, MessengerSimvastatinVasodilationVasodilator AgentsVeratrineConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseCoronary blood flowCoronary vasodilationConscious dogsSimvastatin administrationVascular endothelial nitric oxide productionVascular endothelial nitric oxide synthaseNO productionEndothelial nitric oxide productionEndothelium-independent vasodilatorCoronary vascular endotheliumShort-term administrationLipid-lowering effectsNitric oxide synthaseEndothelial NO productionMyocardial oxygen consumptionNitric oxide productionNO-dependent regulationPlasma nitrateGeneral anesthesiaENOS proteinCoronary microvesselsOxide synthaseMongrel dogsENOS mRNAQuantification of eNOS mRNA in the canine cardiac vasculature by competitive PCR
Fulton D, Papapetropoulos A, Zhang X, Catravas J, Hintze T, Sessa W. Quantification of eNOS mRNA in the canine cardiac vasculature by competitive PCR. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2000, 278: h658-h665. PMID: 10666099, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.2.h658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsENOS mRNACoronary arteryCoronary microvesselsLeft ventricleENOS cDNAEndothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNANitric oxide synthase mRNAEndothelial cellsCanine aortic endothelial cellsRight coronary arteryENOS mRNA levelsEndothelial cell markersCompetitive PCRAortic endothelial cellsVon Willebrand factorVein endothelial cellsInducible NOSNeuronal NOSCanine vasculatureLarge arteriesCanine Left VentricleCell markersPathophysiological statesArteryCardiac vasculature