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
1993
20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid is an endothelium-dependent vasoconstrictor in rabbit arteries
Escalante B, Omata K, Sessa W, Lee S, Falck J, Schwartzman M. 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid is an endothelium-dependent vasoconstrictor in rabbit arteries. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1993, 235: 1-7. PMID: 8519270, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(93)90812-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicArachidonic AcidCarotid ArteriesCattleCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndothelium, VascularHydroxyeicosatetraenoic AcidsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMesenteric ArteriesProstaglandin-Endoperoxide SynthasesRabbitsRenal ArteryVasoconstrictionVasoconstrictor AgentsConceptsBlood vesselsEndothelium-dependent vasoconstrictorEndothelial cyclooxygenaseRegulation of hemostasisVasoconstrictor metabolitesContractile potencyContractile effectAortic ringsVascular tonePlatelet functionMuscular arteriesRabbit arteriesArachidonate metabolitesPlatelet aggregationCyclooxygenaseArachidonic acidArteryBlood cellsRabbit kidneySeminal vesiclesEicosatetraenoic acidMajor arachidonate metabolitePotencyRam seminal vesiclesPresent study
1990
Release of a neutrophil‐derived vascoconstrictor agent which augments platelet‐induced contractions of blood vessels in vitro
Sessa W, Mullane K. Release of a neutrophil‐derived vascoconstrictor agent which augments platelet‐induced contractions of blood vessels in vitro. British Journal Of Pharmacology 1990, 99: 553-559. PMID: 2110018, PMCID: PMC1917347, DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb12967.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicBlood PlateletsCalcimycinIn Vitro TechniquesLipoxygenase InhibitorsMaleMolecular WeightMuscle ContractionMuscle TonusMuscle, Smooth, VascularNeutrophilsN-Formylmethionine Leucyl-PhenylalanineRabbitsSerotoninSerotonin AntagonistsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateVasoconstrictor AgentsConceptsContractile factorsVascular toneBlood vesselsEnd-organ antagonistNeutrophil-derived productsPlatelet-induced contractionsConcentration-dependent contractionsInhibition of contractionRat stomach stripCyclo-oxygenase enzymeTimes more plateletsRabbit thoracic aortaPhorbol myristate acetateFree radical scavengerContractile responseInhibitors of lipoxygenaseOrgan bathAngiotensin IIReceptor antagonistStomach stripIntact endotheliumNeutrophil activationThoracic aortaActivated neutrophilsDesArg9-bradykinin