2007
Nitric Oxide as an Autocrine and Paracrine Regulator of Vessel Function
Sessa W. Nitric Oxide as an Autocrine and Paracrine Regulator of Vessel Function. 2007, 988-993. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511546198.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower organismsInnate immune systemBiologyFree radical gas nitric oxideVascular biologyBlood vessel functionVessel functionGlobal importanceParacrine regulatorPeripheral nervous systemMacrophage functionGas nitric oxideBiological sciencesRobert FurchgottNitric oxideDiscoveryEnvironmental pollutantsImmune systemMammalsBiosynthesisDisparate linesNervous systemSpectrum of activityOrganismsRegulator
2004
Endothelial-derived nitric oxide as a marker for healthy endothelium
Sessa W. Endothelial-derived nitric oxide as a marker for healthy endothelium. 2004, 19-23. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1042-9_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndothelial dysfunctionVascular smooth muscle physiologyEndothelial-derived nitric oxideVascular smooth muscleSmooth muscle physiologyNitric oxide productionImportance of NOVascular functionTreatable entitySmooth muscleVascular endotheliumHealthy endotheliumOxide productionHemodynamic stimuliNitric oxideEndotheliumEarly hallmarkMulti-functional regulatorPotential mechanismsMuscle physiologyDysfunctionDiseaseMediatorsCirrhosisAtherosclerosis
2001
Dynamic regulation of metabolism and respiration by endogenously produced nitric oxide protects against oxidative stress
Paxinou E, Weisse M, Chen Q, Souza J, Hertkorn C, Selak M, Daikhin E, Yudkoff M, Sowa G, Sessa W, Ischiropoulos H. Dynamic regulation of metabolism and respiration by endogenously produced nitric oxide protects against oxidative stress. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 11575-11580. PMID: 11562476, PMCID: PMC58771, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.201293198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseNitric oxideOxidative stressProtective effectNitric oxide protectsNitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthesisECV304 cellsSteady-state levelsMechanism of protectionOxide synthaseOxide synthesisENOS cDNAHuman ECV304 cellsMitochondria respirationDeathMitochondrial respirationExposureSame extentCellsCell metabolismDynamic regulationMetabolismLow steady-state levelsGlycolytic pathwayHeat Shock Protein 90 Mediates the Balance of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide Anion from Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase*
Pritchard K, Ackerman A, Gross E, Stepp D, Shi Y, Fontana J, Baker J, Sessa W. Heat Shock Protein 90 Mediates the Balance of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide Anion from Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 17621-17624. PMID: 11278264, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c100084200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseBovine coronary endothelial cellsNitric oxide synthaseHeat shock protein 90Shock protein 90Nitric oxidePhospho-eNOS levelsCoronary endothelial cellsProtein 90ENOS activityAssociation of hsp90Calcium ionophoreEndothelial cellsNitrite productionVascular biologySuperoxide anionAssociationPretreatmentHsp90Synthase
2000
Acute modulation of endothelial Akt/PKB activity alters nitric oxide–dependent vasomotor activity in vivo
Luo Z, Fujio Y, Kureishi Y, Rudic R, Daumerie G, Fulton D, Sessa W, Walsh K. Acute modulation of endothelial Akt/PKB activity alters nitric oxide–dependent vasomotor activity in vivo. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2000, 106: 493-499. PMID: 10953024, PMCID: PMC380252, DOI: 10.1172/jci9419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDN-AktEndothelial cell nitric oxide synthaseMyr-AktSerine/threonine protein kinase AktProtein kinase AktDominant-negative AktNitric oxideVasomotor toneFemoral arteryAkt functionReplication-defective adenoviral constructKinase AktActive AktEndothelium-dependent vasodilatationKey regulatorEndothelium-independent vasodilatorEndothelium-dependent vasomotionRabbit femoral artery modelNitric oxide synthaseAorta ex vivoImportant regulatorGene transferDoppler flow measurementsAktENOS inhibitorChapter 9 Molecular Control of Endothelial Derived Nitric Oxide A New Paradigm for Endothelial NOS Regulation by Posttranslational Modifications
Gratton J, Fontana J, Sessa W. Chapter 9 Molecular Control of Endothelial Derived Nitric Oxide A New Paradigm for Endothelial NOS Regulation by Posttranslational Modifications. 2000, 157-166. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012370420-7/50010-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNitric oxideEndothelial NOSVascular remodelingEndothelium-derived relaxing factorsEndothelium-derived nitric oxideEndothelial nitric oxide synthase regulationBlood pressure controlNitric oxide synthase regulationRelaxing factorsVasomotor controlCardiovascular homeostasisNOS isoformsVascular endotheliumVascular biologyNOS regulationPhysiological productionPosttranslational control mechanismsFamily membersAngiogenesisProfound perturbationRemodelingPosttranslational modificationsMolecular controlThrombosisInflammation
1999
Molecular control of nitric oxide synthases in the cardiovascular system
Papapetropoulos A, Rudic R, Sessa W. Molecular control of nitric oxide synthases in the cardiovascular system. Cardiovascular Research 1999, 43: 509-520. PMID: 10690323, DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6363(99)00161-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood PressureCardiovascular DiseasesCardiovascular SystemCentral Nervous SystemGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHumansImmune SystemMiceMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PathologicNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type INitric Oxide Synthase Type IINitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIRatsVasomotor SystemINHIBITION OF ANGIOGENESIS AND TUMOR GROWTH IN HUMAN PROSTATE CANCER LNCaP CELLS WITH THE INHIBITION OF ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE
Moy Y, Sessa W, Weiss R. INHIBITION OF ANGIOGENESIS AND TUMOR GROWTH IN HUMAN PROSTATE CANCER LNCaP CELLS WITH THE INHIBITION OF ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 130.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199904010-00522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNitric Oxide in Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Remodeling: Clinical Correlates and Experimental Links
Rudic R, Sessa W. Nitric Oxide in Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Remodeling: Clinical Correlates and Experimental Links. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1999, 64: 673-677. PMID: 10052999, PMCID: PMC1377782, DOI: 10.1086/302304.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Hypotension and inflammatory cytokine gene expression triggered by factor Xa–nitric oxide signaling
Papapetropoulos A, Piccardoni P, Cirino G, Bucci M, Sorrentino R, Cicala C, Johnson K, Zachariou V, Sessa W, Altieri D. Hypotension and inflammatory cytokine gene expression triggered by factor Xa–nitric oxide signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 4738-4742. PMID: 9539808, PMCID: PMC22560, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.8.4738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCytokinesEndothelium, VascularFactor XaFibrinogenGene Expression RegulationHistamineHumansHypotensionInflammationInterleukin-6MaleNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxidePolymerase Chain ReactionRatsRats, WistarSplanchnic CirculationStereoisomerismTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUmbilical VeinsConceptsEffector cell protease receptor-1Cytokine gene expressionFactor XaReceptor 1NO synthase inhibitor LNitric oxideInflammatory cytokine gene expressionActivation of coagulationNitroarginine methyl esterEndothelial cell releaseTissue factor pathway inhibitorAcute phase responseEndothelial cell ligandsThrombin inhibitor hirudinInterleukin-6 mRNAFactor pathway inhibitorDose-dependent mannerVascular endothelial cellsL-NAMED-NAMEGrowth factor peptidesInterleukin-6Dose-dependent reactionCell ligandsPathway inhibitor
1997
Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase by Estrogen
Caulin-Glaser T, Sessa W, Bender J. Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase by Estrogen. Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings 1997, 217-232. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-03503-0_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNitric oxideL-arginineAbnormal endothelial cell functionImportant endothelium-derived vasodilatorsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseVascular smooth muscle cell proliferationVascular smooth muscle relaxationEndothelium-derived vasodilatorsSmooth muscle cell proliferationInhibits neointima formationNitric oxide synthaseSmooth muscle relaxationDifferent NOS isoformsNitric oxide synthase regulationMuscle cell proliferationSoluble guanylate cyclaseEndothelial cell functionNitric oxide synthase (NOS) familyVascular relaxationPlatelet aggregabilityVascular diseaseEndothelial NOSOxide synthaseAntiatherogenic propertiesMuscle relaxationRegulation of the NOS Gene Family
Papapetropoulos A, Sessa W. Regulation of the NOS Gene Family. 1997, 66-85. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-6039-5_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMammalian cell biologyBasic cellular processesFive-electron oxidationNOS gene familyNitric oxide synthase (NOS) familyMammalian genomesSynthase familyGene familyCellular processesMolecular regulationDistinct genesCell biologyLower speciesRecent discoveryGenesNOS isoformsIsoformsRegulationNitric oxideComplex functionsGenomeRecent advancesExcellent reviewsFamilyBiology
1996
Nitric oxide synthase induction with renal transplant rejection or infection
Smith S, Wheeler M, Zhang R, Weiss E, Lorber M, Sessa W, Weiss R. Nitric oxide synthase induction with renal transplant rejection or infection. Kidney International 1996, 50: 2088-2093. PMID: 8943494, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1996.533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionRenal transplant patientsNitric oxide synthaseCyclic GMP levelsTransplant patientsTract infectionsNOS activityPost-renal transplantation patientsGMP levelsInducible nitric oxide synthaseNitric oxideRenal allograft rejectionRenal transplant rejectionNitric oxide synthase inductionInducible NOS (iNOS) mRNAUrine of patientsRenal transplantationTransplantation patientsAllograft rejectionTransplant rejectionInducible NOSOxide synthaseNOS mRNAPatientsSynthase induction
1995
Native low-density lipoprotein increases endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase generation of superoxide anion.
Pritchard K, Groszek L, Smalley D, Sessa W, Wu M, Villalon P, Wolin M, Stemerman M. Native low-density lipoprotein increases endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase generation of superoxide anion. Circulation Research 1995, 77: 510-8. PMID: 7543827, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.77.3.510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-density lipoproteinNative low-density lipoproteinN-LDLNitro-L-arginine methyl esterNitric oxideLevels of nitrotyrosineEndothelial cell releaseEC releaseThiobarbituric acid substancesFormation of peroxynitriteSuperoxide anionENOS activityL-arginineNO productionSKF-525ANitrite productionOxidative metabolismThe Golgi Association of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Necessary for the Efficient Synthesis of Nitric Oxide(∗)
Sessa W, Garca-Cardea G, Liu J, Keh A, Pollock J, Bradley J, Thiru S, Braverman I, Desai K. The Golgi Association of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Necessary for the Efficient Synthesis of Nitric Oxide(∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 17641-17644. PMID: 7543089, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.30.17641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHEK-293 cellsHeterologous expression systemEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseNovel GolgiGolgi associationExpression systemIntracellular signalsCultured endothelial cellsGolgiIntact blood vesselsEnzymeParticulate enzymeProteinEndothelial cellsCellsSynthaseNitric oxide synthaseOxide synthaseBlood vesselsCompartmentalizationNitric oxideTarget
1994
The Nitric Oxide Synthase Family of Proteins
Sessa W. The Nitric Oxide Synthase Family of Proteins. Journal Of Vascular Research 1994, 31: 131-143. PMID: 7511942, DOI: 10.1159/000159039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid OxidoreductasesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArginineCardiovascular SystemCloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceDNAGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansImmune SystemMolecular Sequence DataNervous SystemNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthasePhosphorylationSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsCytochrome P450 reductase domainNitric oxide synthaseP450 reductase domainNitric oxide synthase (NOS) familySynthase familyMammalian enzymeSeparate genesReductase domainMolecular biologyNovel familyIsoforms of NOSImportant familyNitric oxideProteinEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseEnzyme nitric oxide synthaseGuanidino nitrogenImportant bio-regulatory moleculeOxide synthaseFamilyL-arginineCardiovascular systemRecent advancesGenesEnzymology
1991
The Biosynthesis of Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor by Endothelial Cells as a Means of Removing Excess Nitrogen
Hecker M, Sessa W, Mitchell J, Änggård E, Vane J. The Biosynthesis of Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor by Endothelial Cells as a Means of Removing Excess Nitrogen. Journal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 1991, 17: s19-s24. DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199117003-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCultured endothelial cellsBiosynthesis of EDRFRelease of EDRFEndothelial cellsNitric oxideKrebs solutionComplete urea cycleImportant regulatory factorCellular regulationExcess nitrogenVariety of cellsRegulatory factorsBiosynthesisPhysiologic buffer solutionFlow-induced releaseRelaxing factorsCytotoxic macrophagesIntracellular sourcesBrain synaptosomesEDRF biosynthesisEDRFIntracellular concentrationTransient riseCalcium ionophoreGln