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Local Adenovirus-Mediated Transfer of Human Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Reduces Luminal Narrowing After Coronary Angioplasty in Pigs
Author(s) -
Olivier Varenne,
Sorin V. Pislaru,
Hilde Gillijns,
Natascha Van Pelt,
Robert D. Gerard,
Pierre Zoldhelyi,
Frans Van de Werf,
Désiré Collen,
Stefan Janssens
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.98.9.919
Subject(s) - medicine , endothelial nitric oxide synthase , nitric oxide synthase , nitric oxide , angioplasty , cardiology , nitric oxide synthase type iii , enos
Nitric oxide, synthesized from L-arginine by nitric oxide synthase (NOS), is a vasodilator and inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation and migration. The effects of local NOS gene transfer on restenosis after experimental balloon angioplasty were investigated.

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