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Nitric Oxide as a Central Molecule in Hypertension: Focus on the Vasorelaxant Activity of New Nitric Oxide Donors

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Nitric oxide is an important molecule that performs a variety of functions in our bodies, especially in the cardiovascular system. In certain pathological conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, there is reduced production or bioavailability of nitric oxi...

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Autores principales: da Silva, Gabriela Maria, da Silva, Mirelly Cunha, Nascimento, Déborah Victória Gomes, Lima Silva, Ellen Mayara, Gouvêa, Fabíola Furtado Fialho, de França Lopes, Luiz Gonzaga, Araújo, Alice Valença, Ferraz Pereira, Kelli Nogueira, de Queiroz, Thyago Moreira
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8533285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34681140
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10101041
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author da Silva, Gabriela Maria
da Silva, Mirelly Cunha
Nascimento, Déborah Victória Gomes
Lima Silva, Ellen Mayara
Gouvêa, Fabíola Furtado Fialho
de França Lopes, Luiz Gonzaga
Araújo, Alice Valença
Ferraz Pereira, Kelli Nogueira
de Queiroz, Thyago Moreira
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da Silva, Mirelly Cunha
Nascimento, Déborah Victória Gomes
Lima Silva, Ellen Mayara
Gouvêa, Fabíola Furtado Fialho
de França Lopes, Luiz Gonzaga
Araújo, Alice Valença
Ferraz Pereira, Kelli Nogueira
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description SIMPLE SUMMARY: Nitric oxide is an important molecule that performs a variety of functions in our bodies, especially in the cardiovascular system. In certain pathological conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, there is reduced production or bioavailability of nitric oxide. Therefore, compounds that deliver nitric oxide, called nitric oxide donors, are clinically useful. In this review, we discuss the physiological role of nitric oxide, and some of the nitric oxide donors and their clinical uses, focusing on the cardiovascular system. Despite the high number of nitric oxide donors and their known efficacy, it is important to understand the similarities and differences among them and how each of them works, as well as to investigate the development of new molecules that may be better than the NO donors in current use. ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular diseases include all types of disorders related to the heart or blood vessels. High blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiac complications and pathological disorders. An increase in circulating angiotensin-II is a potent stimulus for the expression of reactive oxygen species and pro-inflammatory cytokines that activate oxidative stress, perpetuating a deleterious effect in hypertension. Studies demonstrate the capacity of NO to prevent platelet or leukocyte activation and adhesion and inhibition of proliferation, as well as to modulate inflammatory or anti-inflammatory reactions and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. However, in conditions of low availability of NO, such as during hypertension, these processes are impaired. Currently, there is great interest in the development of compounds capable of releasing NO in a modulated and stable way. Accordingly, compounds containing metal ions coupled to NO are being investigated and are widely recognized as having great relevance in the treatment of different diseases. Therefore, the exogenous administration of NO is an attractive and pharmacological alternative in the study and treatment of hypertension. The present review summarizes the role of nitric oxide in hypertension, focusing on the role of new NO donors, particularly the metal-based drugs and their protagonist activity in vascular function.
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spelling pubmed-85332852021-10-23 Nitric Oxide as a Central Molecule in Hypertension: Focus on the Vasorelaxant Activity of New Nitric Oxide Donors da Silva, Gabriela Maria da Silva, Mirelly Cunha Nascimento, Déborah Victória Gomes Lima Silva, Ellen Mayara Gouvêa, Fabíola Furtado Fialho de França Lopes, Luiz Gonzaga Araújo, Alice Valença Ferraz Pereira, Kelli Nogueira de Queiroz, Thyago Moreira Biology (Basel) Review SIMPLE SUMMARY: Nitric oxide is an important molecule that performs a variety of functions in our bodies, especially in the cardiovascular system. In certain pathological conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, there is reduced production or bioavailability of nitric oxide. Therefore, compounds that deliver nitric oxide, called nitric oxide donors, are clinically useful. In this review, we discuss the physiological role of nitric oxide, and some of the nitric oxide donors and their clinical uses, focusing on the cardiovascular system. Despite the high number of nitric oxide donors and their known efficacy, it is important to understand the similarities and differences among them and how each of them works, as well as to investigate the development of new molecules that may be better than the NO donors in current use. ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular diseases include all types of disorders related to the heart or blood vessels. High blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiac complications and pathological disorders. An increase in circulating angiotensin-II is a potent stimulus for the expression of reactive oxygen species and pro-inflammatory cytokines that activate oxidative stress, perpetuating a deleterious effect in hypertension. Studies demonstrate the capacity of NO to prevent platelet or leukocyte activation and adhesion and inhibition of proliferation, as well as to modulate inflammatory or anti-inflammatory reactions and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. However, in conditions of low availability of NO, such as during hypertension, these processes are impaired. Currently, there is great interest in the development of compounds capable of releasing NO in a modulated and stable way. Accordingly, compounds containing metal ions coupled to NO are being investigated and are widely recognized as having great relevance in the treatment of different diseases. Therefore, the exogenous administration of NO is an attractive and pharmacological alternative in the study and treatment of hypertension. The present review summarizes the role of nitric oxide in hypertension, focusing on the role of new NO donors, particularly the metal-based drugs and their protagonist activity in vascular function. MDPI 2021-10-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8533285/ /pubmed/34681140 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10101041 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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da Silva, Gabriela Maria
da Silva, Mirelly Cunha
Nascimento, Déborah Victória Gomes
Lima Silva, Ellen Mayara
Gouvêa, Fabíola Furtado Fialho
de França Lopes, Luiz Gonzaga
Araújo, Alice Valença
Ferraz Pereira, Kelli Nogueira
de Queiroz, Thyago Moreira
Nitric Oxide as a Central Molecule in Hypertension: Focus on the Vasorelaxant Activity of New Nitric Oxide Donors
title Nitric Oxide as a Central Molecule in Hypertension: Focus on the Vasorelaxant Activity of New Nitric Oxide Donors
title_full Nitric Oxide as a Central Molecule in Hypertension: Focus on the Vasorelaxant Activity of New Nitric Oxide Donors
title_fullStr Nitric Oxide as a Central Molecule in Hypertension: Focus on the Vasorelaxant Activity of New Nitric Oxide Donors
title_full_unstemmed Nitric Oxide as a Central Molecule in Hypertension: Focus on the Vasorelaxant Activity of New Nitric Oxide Donors
title_short Nitric Oxide as a Central Molecule in Hypertension: Focus on the Vasorelaxant Activity of New Nitric Oxide Donors
title_sort nitric oxide as a central molecule in hypertension: focus on the vasorelaxant activity of new nitric oxide donors
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8533285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34681140
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10101041
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