Nitric oxide synthetic pathway in red blood cells is impaired in coronary artery disease.

Nitric oxide synthetic pathway in red blood cells is impaired in coronary artery disease.

All the enzymatic factors/cofactors involved in nitric oxide (NO) metabolism have been recently found in red blood cells. Increased oxidative stress impairs NO bioavailability and has been described in plasma of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. The aim of the study was to highlight a potentia...

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Main Authors: Sonia Eligini, Benedetta Porro, Alessandro Lualdi, Isabella Squellerio, Fabrizio Veglia, Elisa Chiorino, Mauro Crisci, Anna Garlaschè, Marta Giovannardi, Josè-Pablo Werba, Elena Tremoli, Viviana Cavalca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3734222?pdf=render

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