Constitutive expression of arginase in microvascular endothelial cells counteracts nitric oxide-mediated vasodilatory function

FASEB J. 2001 May;15(7):1264-6. doi: 10.1096/fj.00-0681fje.
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MeSH terms

  • Adenosine / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Arginase / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Arginase / genetics
  • Arginase / metabolism*
  • Arterioles / anatomy & histology
  • Arterioles / drug effects
  • Arterioles / enzymology
  • Arterioles / physiology*
  • Coronary Vessels / enzymology
  • Coronary Vessels / physiology*
  • Eflornithine / pharmacology
  • Endothelium, Vascular / cytology
  • Endothelium, Vascular / drug effects
  • Endothelium, Vascular / enzymology
  • Endothelium, Vascular / physiology*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Serotonin / pharmacology
  • Swine
  • Vasodilation*
  • omega-N-Methylarginine / pharmacology

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • omega-N-Methylarginine
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Serotonin
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase
  • Arginase
  • Adenosine
  • Eflornithine