Ratio of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin to 7,8-dihydrobiopterin in endothelial cells determines glucose-elicited changes in NO vs. superoxide production by eNOS.
5,6,7,8-Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) is an essential cofactor of nitric oxide synthases (NOSs). Oxidation of BH(4), in the setting of diabetes and other chronic vasoinflammatory conditions, can cause cofactor insufficiency and uncoupling of endothelial NOS (eNOS), manifest by a switch from nitric oxi...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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