title: Correction of endothelial dysfunction by tetrahydrobiopterin: new hope for the treatment of arterial hypertension?
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Madeddu
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001708:Biopterins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000517:prevention & control; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013481:Superoxides; D000804:Angiotensin II; D001708:Biopterins; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C002744:3-nitrotyrosine; D014443:Tyrosine; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; C496316:Nos3 protein, rat; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; C003402:sapropterin