Impairment of serotonin-mediated nitric oxide release across the coronary bed in patients with coronary spastic angina.
Simultaneous assessment of plasma nitrate/nitrite and serotonin levels revealed possible impairment of serotonin-mediated nitric oxide release in patients with coronary spastic angina.
Shimada
T
T
Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Shimane Medical University, Izumo-city, Japan. tshimada@shimane-med.ac.jp
Murakami
Y
Y
Hashimoto
M
M
Ishibashi
Y
Y
Inoue
S
S
Katoh
H
H
Ishinaga
Y
Y
Masumura
S
S
D000368:Aged; D000788:Angina Pectoris, Variant / Q000378:metabolism*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*
D009569:Nitric Oxide; D012701:Serotonin