Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Expression of inducible NOS (iNOS) is important in certain inflammatory diseases. We determined if the hormone aldosterone, a mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) agonist, affects LPS activation of iNOS expression in rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMC).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2003-2014 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | British Journal of Pharmacology |
| Volume | 164 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- rat aorta
- smooth muscle cells
- nitric oxide
- nitric oxide synthase
- lipopolysaccharide
- steroid receptors
- aldosterone
- spironolactone
- mifepristone
- eplerenone
- NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE
- NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA
- NF-KAPPA-B
- MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR
- GENE-EXPRESSION
- SPIRONOLACTONE
- DISEASE
- LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE
- INTERLEUKIN-1-BETA
- PROLIFERATION
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