title: NO and sGC-stimulating NO donors.
abstract: Our knowledge of nitric oxide (NO) as a crucial endogenous signalling molecule continues to expand. Many, but not all, of the actions of NO are mediated by activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) in target tissues. The aim of this chapter is to encapsulate the functions of NO in mammalian biology, tied to the chemistry of this unusual signalling entity. The experimental usefulness and therapeutic potential of the most widely utilised NO donor drugs is reviewed, with special consideration given to the importance of choosing the correct NO donor for any given experiment, in vitro, in vivo or in clinical studies.
authors.affiliation: Free Radical Research Facility, Department of Diabetes, UHI Millennium Institute, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 3BL, UK. Ian.megson@uhi.ac.uk
authors.forename: Ian L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Megson
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000378:metabolism; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000071756:Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase
chemical_list: D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D000071756:Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase