Abstract
Inorganic nitrate and nitrite from endogenous or dietary sources are metabolized in vivo to nitric oxide (NO) and other bioactive nitrogen oxides. The nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway is emerging as an important mediator of blood flow regulation, cell signaling, energetics and tissue responses to hypoxia. The latest advances in our understanding of the biochemistry, physiology and therapeutics of nitrate, nitrite and NO were discussed during a recent 2-day meeting at the Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 865-869 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nature Chemical Biology |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
Keywords
- ischemia-reperfusion injury
- dietary nitrate
- reductase-activity
- blood-pressure
- oxide production
- humans
- deoxyhemoglobin
- hemoglobin
- physiology
- tolerance
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