title: Nitric oxide-releasing NSAIDs: a novel class of GI-sparing anti-inflammatory drugs.
abstract: The addition of a nitric oxide-releasing moiety to a number of common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs markedly reduces their toxicity in the gastrointestinal tract without interfering with their ability to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis. Moreover, the anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic activities of the nitric-oxide releasing NSAID were comparable to the parent compound, while the anti-thrombotic activity in vivo was significantly enhanced. Nitric oxide-releasing NSAIDs may represent an alternative to existing anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic and anti-thrombotic agents with greatly reduced toxicity in the gastrointestinal tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Q J
authors.initials: QJ
authors.lastname: Pittman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cirino
mesh_terms: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004064:Digestive System / Q000187:drug effects*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D004008:Diclofenac; C087608:nitrofenac; D009569:Nitric Oxide