Nitric Oxide NO

NO. Nitric oxide, or nitrogen monoxide, is a colorless gas at room temperature. As we have already seen, it is industrially produced by the oxidation of ammonia. However, with respect to the urban envirorunent, a more significant process is the high temperature reaction of N2 with O2 (as in a car engine) to produce NO. 

Figure 17.1 Injury mosaic. PLA2, phospholipase A2 LKTs, leukotrlenes LTB4, leukotrlene B4 PGs, prostaglandins 5LO, 5-llpoxygenase NO, nitric oxide NOS, nitric oxide synthase TXs, thromboxanes.

NOD Non-obese diabetic NOS Nitric oxide synthase c-NOS Ca -dependent constitutive form of NOS... 

FIGURE 19-3. Factors involved in the development of ascites. NO, nitric oxide. (From Chung RT, Podolsky DK. Cirrhosis and its complications. In Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci AS, et al, (eds.) Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine. 16th ed. New York McGraw-Hill, 2005 1858-1869, with permission.)... 

FIGURE 8.11 Multiple signal-transduction pathways initiated by calmodulin. Calmodulin bound to Ca2+ interacts and activates many enzymes, opening up a wide range of possible cellular responses. Abbreviations MAP-2, microtubule-associated protein 2 NO, nitric oxide Tau, tubulin assembly unit. 

NO (nitric oxide) Relaxes smooth muscle of blood epithelium... 

The characteristics of the four major classes of histamine receptors are summarized. Question marks indicate suggestions from the literature that have not been confirmed. AA, arachidonic acid DAG, diacylglycerol Iko,2+, calcium-activated potassium current IP3, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate NHE, sodium-proton exchange, PKC, protein kinase C NO, nitric oxide PTPLC, phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C TXA2, thromboxane A2. Has brain-penetrating characteristics after systemic administration. 

FIGURE 32-7 Sources of free radical formation which may contribute to injury during ischemia-reperfusion. Nitric oxide synthase, the mitochondrial electron-transport chain and metabolism of arachidonic acid are among the likely contributors. CaM, calcium/calmodulin FAD, flavin adenine dinucleotide FMN, flavin mononucleotide HtT, tetrahydrobiopterin HETES, hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids L, lipid alkoxyl radical LOO, lipid peroxyl radical NO, nitric oxide 0 "2, superoxide radical. 

MBP myelin basic protein NOS nitric oxide synthase... 

The interaction of estrogen receptors with signaling systems of the cell membrane that respond to growth factors and mediate nongenomic, fast actions of estrogens will be reviewed as well. These mechanisms have a growing importance in the comprehension of phenomena like the induction of endothelial NOS (nitric oxide synthase) by estrogens (Rubanyi et al. 2002). 

Fig. 9.1 Nitric oxide mediated inhibition of platelet activation. Abbreviations used NO, nitric oxide EDRF, endothelium-derived relaxing factor GC, guanylyl cyclase PDE, phosphodiesterase cGMP-PK, GMP-dependent protein kinase Raplb, small GTPase Raplb ...

Vasodilation is attributable to nitric oxide (NO), which is produced either directly from the nitroester or liberated by decomposition of NO intermediates (Feelisch and Noack 1987). Either glutathione in cells of vascular tissue or sulfhydryl groups of proteins in these tissues may be responsible for converting nitrates to NO. Nitric oxide activates guanylyl cyclase, which increases intracellular levels of cyclic guanosine 3 5 -monophosphate and thereby produces vasodilation (Kelly and Smith 1996 Robertson and Robertson 1996). 

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