1996
Elevated blood pressures in mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Shesely E, Maeda N, Kim H, Desai K, Krege J, Laubach V, Sherman P, Sessa W, Smithies O. Elevated blood pressures in mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 13176-13181. PMID: 8917564, PMCID: PMC24066, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.23.13176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBlood PressureCattleChimeraDNA PrimersEndothelium, VascularFemaleGenotypeHeterozygoteHypertensionIsoenzymesKidneyLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNitric Oxide SynthasePolymerase Chain ReactionReninRNA, MessengerStem CellsTranscription, GeneticConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseBlood pressureNitric oxide synthaseHeart rateENOS proteinOxide synthaseENOS mutant miceLipopolysaccharide-induced deathElevated blood pressureNormal blood pressurePlasma renin concentrationBlood pressure regulationLower body weightKidney renin mRNAAnti-eNOS antibodiesAppropriate genetic controlsENOS locusENOS genotypesRenin concentrationVascular toneFemale miceRenin mRNAENOS geneENOS mutationBody weight
1990
Cytochrome P450-Dependent Arachidonic Acid Metabolites, 19− and 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids, Enhance Sodium-Potassium ATPase Activity in Vascular Smooth Muscle
Escalante B, Sessa W, Falck JR, Yadagiri P, Schwartzman M. Cytochrome P450-Dependent Arachidonic Acid Metabolites, 19− and 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids, Enhance Sodium-Potassium ATPase Activity in Vascular Smooth Muscle. Journal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 1990, 16: 438-443. PMID: 1700215, DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199009000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytochrome P450-dependent arachidonic acid metabolitesPotassium-induced relaxationArachidonic acid metabolitesAcid metabolitesOuabain-sensitive 86Rb uptakeSodium-potassium ATPase activityRat aortic ringsProstaglandin-like materialVascular smooth muscleDose-dependent fashionEffect of omegaAortic ringsSmooth muscleStimulatory effectInhibitory effectATPase activityPresent studyMetabolitesCyclooxygenaseIndomethacin