title: Letter by Tsikas and Rossi regarding article, "Nitrite anion provides potent cytoprotective and antiapoptotic effects as adjunctive therapy to reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction".
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsikas
authors.forename: Ranieri
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019610:Cytoprotection / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D009573:Nitrites / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D009573:Nitrites; D009569:Nitric Oxide