Nitric Oxide and Inflammation

Regulation of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene.- Superoxide anion release from inducible nitric oxide synthase.- Direct and indirect modulation of the inducible nitric oxide synthase by nitric oxide: feedback mechanisms in inflammation.- Nitric oxide regulation of eicosanoid production.- Local and systemic inflammation: role of poly (ADP-ribose) synthetase activation by reactive nitrogen species.- Nitric oxide regulation of leukocyte adhesion molecule expression.- Nitric oxide and leukocyte recruitment.- Nitric oxide regulation of lymphocyte function.- Role of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in arthritis.- Role of nitric oxide in chronic gut inflammation.- Nitric oxide and inflammatory disorders of the skin.- Roles of nitric oxide, superoxide, and peroxynitrite in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and ischemic preconditioning.- Nitric oxide and myocarditis.- Nitric oxide in shock: sepsis and hemorrhage.- Nitric oxide as a mediator of interleukin-2 induced cardiovascular toxicity and antitumor activity.

Author: Daniela Salvemini

Publisher: Birkhauser

Publication Date: Jun 21, 2001

Number of Pages: 296 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 3764361646

ISBN-13: 9783764361648