title: Is nitric oxide a hormone?
abstract: Nitric oxide (NO) is a simple ubiquitous signaling molecule and plays important roles in almost every biological system. Recent evidences suggest that NO may act as an endocrine molecule. The aim of this review is considering available literature on endocrine roles of NO and/or its metabolites, i.e. nitrite and nitrate. Existing data suggest the idea that NO is a hormone that after production in tissues, it is stabilized and transported as nitrite and/or S-nitrosothiols in the blood to target cells.
authors: Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Asghar
authors: A
authors: Ghasemi
authors: Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Saleh
authors: S
authors: Zahediasl
mesh_terms: D006728:Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D009569:Nitric Oxide