Bringing down the ROS: a new therapeutic approach for PPHN

Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2008 Dec;295(6):L976-8. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.90515.2008. Epub 2008 Oct 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopterins / analogs & derivatives
  • Biopterins / metabolism
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lung / blood supply
  • Lung / metabolism
  • Nitric Oxide / biosynthesis*
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III / metabolism
  • Oxygen / metabolism
  • Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / metabolism*
  • Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / therapy*
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*
  • Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism
  • Superoxide Dismutase / therapeutic use
  • Vasodilation / drug effects

Substances

  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Biopterins
  • Nitric Oxide
  • NOS3 protein, human
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
  • Superoxide Dismutase
  • sapropterin
  • Oxygen