title: A weapon of endothelial cells for fighting vascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan. tomita@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Naruya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D001708:Biopterins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000172:deficiency; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D001708:Biopterins; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; C003402:sapropterin; D001205:Ascorbic Acid