Nitric Oxide and Inflammation

Literally thousands of papers have been published on nitric oxide over the past ten years. But there is no single monograph available that has previously attempted to summarize the important features of the roles of nitric oxide in inflammation. The voluminous literature regarding the incredible ran...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Salvemini, Daniela (Editor), Billiar, Timothy R. (Editor), Vodovotz, Yoram (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel Birkhäuser 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
Series:Progress in Inflammation Research
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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