Article
Investigation of vascular responses in endothelial nitric oxide synthase/cyclooxygenase-1 double-knockout mice: key role for endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in the regulation of blood pressure in vivo.
Circulation - 15 Feb 2005
Scotland Ramona S, Madhani Melanie, Chauhan Sharmila, Moncada Salvador, Andresen Jørgen, Nilsson Holger, Hobbs Adrian J, Ahluwalia Amrita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Endothelium-dependent dilatation is mediated by 3 principal vasodilators: nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin (PGI2), and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF). To determine the relative contribution of these factors in endothelium-dependent relaxation, we have generated mice in which the enzymes required for endothelial NO and PGI2 production, endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) and...
Topics
- 6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha
- Acetylcholine
- Animals
- Aorta
- Blood Pressure
- Bradykinin
- Capillary Resistance
- Cyclooxygenase 1
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Electrophysiology
