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Implication of eNOS Uncoupling in Cardiovascular Disease
2017
Under physiological conditions, nitric oxide (NO) is produced in the vasculature mainly by the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). Endothelial NO relaxes blood vessels, inhibits platelet activity, and protects against atherosclerosis. Under pathological conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia, eNOS may become uncoupled. Uncoupled eNOS generates superoxide at the expense of NO and contributes substantially to oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction. Major mechanisms of eNOS uncoupling include deficiency of the eNOS cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin, deficiency of the eNOS substrate L-arginine, and eNOS S-glutathionylation. Reversal of eNOS uncoupling may rep…
Hemorrhagic Shock and Antioxidants: Influence of Timing on Survival
2001
Cyclic Sulfonimidates by Dynamic Diastereomer-Differentiating Cyclisation: Large-Scale Synthesis and Mechanistic Studies
2001
A dynamic diastereomer differentiating cyclisation is the key step in a new large-scale synthesis of both enantiomers of the cyclic sulfonimidates 1 (Aldrich no. 54099-4) and ent-1 (Aldrich no. 54412-4). These are valuable starting materials in the asymmetric synthesis of chiral oxa- and azaheterocyclic compounds. NMR spectroscopic studies on the reacting system reveal N-chloro sulfinamides to be reactive intermediates in the oxidative chlorination of sulfinamides with tert-butyl hypochlorite and allow for the inspection of the configurational behaviour of the involved sulfonimidoyl chlorides and sulfonimidoyl bromides.
ChemInform Abstract: The Chemistry of Unsaturated Nitrogen-Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Carbonyl Groups
2010
Publisher Summary Most hydroxy-substituted azaheteroaromatic compounds exist predominately in the NH/carbonyl tautomeric form, and these compounds have been widely discussed. This chapter provides an overview of azaheteroaromatic compounds and I-azetin-4-ones—these are those azaheterocycles that contain in the ring at least one carbonyl group and one or two nitrogen atoms in the form of C=N or N=N bonds. Many of these compounds are unstable but their importance as reactive intermediates is established, and many of them could be used as synthons in the preparation of pharmacologically active compounds. The chapter describes the free existence of I-azetin-4-one and the nucleophilic substituti…
The Chemistry of Unsaturated Nitrogen–Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Carbonyl Groups
1993
Publisher Summary Most hydroxy-substituted azaheteroaromatic compounds exist predominately in the NH/carbonyl tautomeric form, and these compounds have been widely discussed. This chapter provides an overview of azaheteroaromatic compounds and I-azetin-4-ones—these are those azaheterocycles that contain in the ring at least one carbonyl group and one or two nitrogen atoms in the form of C=N or N=N bonds. Many of these compounds are unstable but their importance as reactive intermediates is established, and many of them could be used as synthons in the preparation of pharmacologically active compounds. The chapter describes the free existence of I-azetin-4-one and the nucleophilic substituti…
Redistribution of total reactive nitrogen in the lowermost Arctic stratosphere during the cold winter 2015/2016
2021
During winter 2015/2016 the Arctic stratosphere was characterized by extraordinarily low temperatures in connection with the occurrence of extensive polar stratospheric clouds. From mid of December 2015 until mid of March 2016 the German research aircraft HALO (High Altitude and Long–Range Research Aircraft) was deployed to probe the lowermost stratosphere in the Arctic region within the POLSTRACC (Polar Stratosphere in a Changing Climate) mission. More than twenty flights have been conducted out of Kiruna/Sweden and Oberpfaffenhofen/Germany, covering the whole winter period. Besides total reactive nitrogen (NOy), observations of nitrous oxide, nitric acid, ozone and water were used f…
Role of Nitric Oxide for Modulation of Cancer Therapy Resistance
2010
Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) act as central second messengers in a balanced cellular network. While the complexity of nitric oxide (NO) signaling is far from being understood, and many controversial data can be found in the literature, there is evidence for NO as a major player of modulation of resistance to anticancer drugs and radiotherapy. Hypoxia in cancer tissues causes therapy resistance, and the hypoxia-inducing factor-1 (HIF-1) plays a predominant role in hypoxia-induced resistance. NO and NO-donating compounds sensitize tumor cells by inhibiting HIF-1 mediated transcription in hypoxic cells. Among a plethora of other genes, HIF-1-induced the transcription of the multidrug resist…
Rodzice zastępczy wobec problemów dzieci z Zespołem zaburzenia więzi
2013
Adaptacja i późniejsze życie w rodzinie zastępczej jest sprawą trudną zarowno dla dziecka, jak i dla rodziny, która je przyjmuje. Wiele dzieci niesie z sobą bagaż przykrych doświadczeń, a co za tym idzie mają znikomą lub żadną zdolność do budowania więzi. Artykuł przedstawia wybrane zagadnienia dotyczące więzi i przywiązania w układzie rodzice zastępczy - dziecko - rodzice biologiczni. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na Zespół zaburzenia więzi, który dodatkowo komplikuje proces reintegracji rodziny biologicznej.
Biomarkers in obstructive respiratory diseases: An update
2012
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation of the airways, with the involvement of many inflammatory cells and mediators. Traditionally, this inflammation is thought to spread to a systemic level, thus inducing damage of different organs. However, other pathogenetic mechanisms could take part to the above-described process, and some open questions need to be solved. Due to the burden and increasing prevalence of COPD, the opportunity to find biomarkers that can potentially be useful in identifying individuals with the disease, or better, prior to symptoms onset, to diagnose and properly manage the respiratory symptoms, as well as to evaluate the re…