Recent news on Nitric Oxide

EPA Urged to Clean Up Toxic Pollution from Diesel Ships and Trains  -  25 May 2007
The Open Press (press release)...various compounds and derivatives in the family of nitrogen oxides, including nitrogen dioxide, nitric acid, nitrous oxide, nitrates, and nitric oxide.

Increased Apoptosis in First Trimester Extravillous Trophoblasts ...  -  25 May 2007
Am J Pathology (subscription)Survival of EVTs from high-resistance pregnancies could be increased by nitric oxide, whereas inhibition of nitric oxide in cells from normal-resistance

Byproducts III: Rhodium  -  25 May 2007
Resource Investor,Rhodium gauze forms are also used, and have been used for some time industrially, to catalyze the formation of anhydrous nitric oxide, which when passed

BUSINESS BULLETIN BOARD  -  25 May 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...system to inject urea into boilers to reduce nitrous and nitric oxide emissions. Holland Construction Services broke ground on a Walgreen Co. retail store

Mice with Enhanced Macrophage Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Are ...  -  25 May 2007
Am J Pathology (subscription)ACE 10/10 macrophages showed increased production of interleukin-12 and nitric oxide but reduced interleukin-10. Engraftment of wild-type mice with ACE

AUA 2007 - Plenary Session: State-of-the-Art "The Role of ...  -  25 May 2007
UroToday,DNA hypermethylation drives PIA through nitric oxide (NO) synthetase expression from inflammatory cells. NO increases CpG methylation in normal prostate

Nitric Oxide and Prostaglandin Response to Group B Streptococcal ...  -  May 23, 2007
Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science (subscription),Group B streptococcus (GBS) causes a complex inflammatory process that involves prostaglandins (PG) and nitric oxide (NO). The goal of this study was to

Nitric Oxide Tied to Drug Effectiveness 5/15/07  -  May 15, 2007
Genomics & Proteomics,Durham, NC, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have shown that specialized forms of nitric oxide called SNOs may be the key to a problem

Mitochondrial nitric oxide in the signaling of cell integrated ...  -  May 11, 2007
AJP - Cell Physiology (subscription)These reactions are influenced by matrix nitric oxide (NO) steady-state concentration, either from local production or by gas diffusion to mitochondria from

Nitric oxide: Key to cardiovascular and pulmonary function and ...  -  May 4, 2007
Hindu,This press release issued by Eurekalert says that nitric oxide is a molecule produced by the body that controls many functions, including the contraction or

Nitric Oxide: Key to Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Function and ...  -  May 5, 2007
exduco.net,Nitric oxide is a molecule produced by the body that controls many functions, including the contraction or dilation of blood vessels.

Nitric oxide secret behind heart and pulmonary disease drug ...  -  May 4, 2007
DailyIndia.com,Washington, May 4: A new study has found that that specialised forms of nitric oxide called SNOs produced by the body may be the reason why specific drugs

Nitric oxide gas investigated as a mood disorder treatment  -  Apr 26, 2007
Destination Santé,Could nitric oxide (NO) soon be used in the treatment of mood disorders? According to INSERM (the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research)

Life sciences in brief  -  May 21, 2007
Indianapolis Star,..."Nitrates and pesticides can disrupt endocrine hormones and nitric oxide pathways in the developing fetus," Winchester said in a news release from the IU

Pine extract prevents heart failure damage in mice  -  May 22, 2007
ReutersPycnogenol, which is extracted from French maritime pine, has shown beneficial cardiovascular effects, including enhancement of the activity of nitric oxide

Nobel laureate explains findings at Union  -  May 3, 2007
UT The Daily Texan,Nitric oxide is a poison, yet it has a wide-ranging amount of medical applications, said Nobel Laureate Ferid Murad, who spoke on Thursday at the Texas

Gender Differences In Blood Pressure And Kidney Damage Under Study  -  May 9, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),She's finding that nitric oxide synthase, which makes nitric oxide, a signaling molecule that tells smooth muscles cells to relax, may make more nitric

Natural Viagra: Brazilian Spider Bite Causes Hours-Long Erection  -  May 1, 2007
FOX NewsThe scientists also found an increase in nitric oxide within the two main cylindrical cavities that run the length of the penis and are called corpora

Daily Dose: Tree Bark Helps Heart Disease  -  May 16, 2007
NBC 10.com,Doctors at the University Of Arizona, where the study was done, said it works by blocking nitric oxide production, which leads to high blood pressure.

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms And Erectile Dysfunction  -  May 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The role of nitric oxide (NO) in the mechanism of erection is well known in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). However, studies have also suggested

Wake Forest physicist recognized for sickle-cell research  -  May 1, 2007
WFU News Service,Kim-Shapiro and his collaborators, including Bruce King in Wake Forest’s chemistry department, are investigating nitric oxide and how it might promote

Dr. Oz visits on Oprah TV show – Audience takes a Health Quiz  -  May 16, 2007
Best Syndication,The reason is that nitric oxide needs to release in the body for a man to become hard. In the absence of nitric oxide a man can become unable to function.

Statin may boost memory  -  May 4, 2007
Health24.com,This new study found that mice treated with simvastatin had significantly higher levels of nNOS (neuronal nitric oxide synthase) in two brain regions,

Wash your windows to clean the air: report  -  May 15, 2007
CBC Toronto,Motor vehicles and power plants produce nitric oxide and nitric dioxide, which help produce ozone, the main component of photochemical smog.

Positive Clinical Data on CC-10004 Confirms Potential as Novel ...  -  May 23, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...interferon-gamma, leukotrienes, and nitric oxide synthase. CC-10004 is our lead investigational drug in this class of anti-inflammatory compounds.

Nuts in a diet important for reaching required levels of essential ...  -  May 22, 2007
Australian Food,Arginine can be converted to nitric oxide, which can relax smooth muscles such as those found in the blood vessels. It is thought to be important for

Tart Cherries Provide Natural and Tasty Alternative to Supplements ...  -  May 9, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Studies show that cherries are effective in reducing levels of nitric oxide, a compound associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis(9, 10).

Vardenafil in the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic ...  -  May 22, 2007
SpiritIndia,The role of nitric oxide (NO) in the mechanism of erection is well known in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). However, studies have also suggested

Intel ISEF, the World’s Largest Science Fair Winners announced  -  May 22, 2007
TechShout!,Thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) is one of the most powerful angiogenesis inhibitors and interacts with nitric oxide (NO), which can inhibit or stimulate

Positive Clinical Data on CC-10004 Confirms Potential as Novel ...  -  May 22, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...interferon-gamma, leukotrienes, and nitric oxide synthase. CC-10004 is our lead investigational drug in this class of anti-inflammatory compounds.

Endothelial dysfunction with the metabolic syndrome can be ...  -  May 21, 2007
SpiritIndia,Many patients with these conditions also exhibit endothelial dysfunction with increases in oxidative stress and decreases in nitric oxide production – which

Pycnogenol Shown To Reduce Heart Failure In New Study  -  May 21, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),..."This study provides evidence that oral administration of Pycnogenol reversed cardiovascular remodeling induced by L-NAME by blocking nitric oxide

NicOx Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  May 11, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),PA) is a product-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of nitric oxide- donating drugs to meet unmet medical needs.

In pursuit of power pecs  -  26 Apr 2007
Now Toronto,Right now people should watch out for the nitric oxide supplements . It's one of the top sellers, and there's nothing to suggest it works.

Audi Cross Coupe quattro - compact performance SUV concept  -  26 Apr 2007
Gizmag,The diesel particulate filter and Bluetec system reduce soot and nitric oxide emissions effectively. Even today, the Audi Cross Coupé quattro satisfies the

Deficiency of Endothelial Nitric-Oxide Synthase Confers ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Am J Pathology (subscription)Recent studies have implicated dysfunctional endothelial nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS) as a common pathogenic pathway in diabetic vascular complications.

Lack of Benefit From Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition in Patients ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Nitric oxide is produced by 3 isoforms of NOS: neuronal, endothelial, and inducible NOS. These 3 isoforms are products of different genes and have different

Lack of Benefit From Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition in Patients ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the most serious and challenging conditions in cardiovascular medicine,

Nitric Oxide Releasing Plastics to Help Cardiologists  -  Apr 10, 2007
Medgadget.com,A newly developed group of plastics that release nitric oxide (NO) -- a molecule that influences body functions ranging from sexual function to

Nitric Oxide-releasing Polymers Studied  -  Apr 9, 2007
Playfuls.com,US scientists have created a new group of plastics that might have broad uses in medicine by releasing nitric oxide. The researchers -- Joseph Hrabie of the

Nitric oxide-releasing polymers studied  -  Apr 9, 2007
Monsters and Critics.com,BETHESDA, MD, United States (UPI) -- US scientists have created a new group of plastics that might have broad uses in medicine by releasing nitric oxide.

Nitric oxide link with hay fever is not to be sneezed at as hope ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
ic Wales,If the link is proven with the chemicals nitric oxide (NO) and nitrite, researchers at the University of Wales, Cardiff, and the University of the West of

Nitric oxide linked to hayfever  -  Apr 3, 2007
InTheNews.co.uk,Investigating this by-product, they conducted a fresh study which they claim has established a link between nitric oxide and hayfever.

Nitric Oxide Allergic Reaction Linked To Hayfever  -  Apr 2, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Dr Jo Bright and Dr John Hancock of the University of the West of England have found evidence that nitric oxide (NO) and nitrite is released by pollen

Nobel laureate pushing supplements: good or bad?  -  Apr 20, 2007
ScienceBlogsHe started discussing (almost hawking) a diet book he had written called No More Heart Disease: How Nitric Oxide Can Prevent---Even Reverse---Heart Disease

Full Text  -  Apr 19, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)She found that some villagers exhale extra nitric oxide in their breath, a sign of additional amounts of the gas in their blood. In those Tibetans, nitric

Cancer Tumor Survival During Radiation Therapy  -  Apr 14, 2007
SpiritIndia,Researchers at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center have found that nitric oxide plays an important role in tumor cell survival

New Research Sheds Light on Cancer Tumor Survival During Radiation ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
AScribe (press release)AURORA, Colo., April 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center have found that nitric oxide

New NO-releasing Polymers will have Medical Uses  -  Apr 25, 2007
plastemart.com,A newly developed group of plastics that release nitric oxide (NO) - a molecule that influences body functions may have broad uses in medicine as reported

Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. (NIMS) Announces European ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Insofar as aerobic exercise is beneficial to health owing in large part to increased availability of nitric oxide, a clinical study published in the October

GeNOsys Inc. Elects Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board  -  Apr 12, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),Dr. Minton, Director of Newborn services at Utah Valley Medical Center, has vast experience in the areas of nitric oxide applications.

Governors and Mayor Proclaim May as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
American Chronicle,The key effect of nitric oxide (NO) is that it inhibits cytochrome P-450 activity and slows degradation of hydrophobic organic chemicals (Pall, ND).

Ray of hope for hay fever sufferers  -  Apr 2, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,They will tell the Society for Experimental Biology in Glasgow today of the link with nitric oxide and nitrite - produced by pollen to trigger germination.

New Strategies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Evaluation and ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Current wisdom concerning the endothelial dysfunction underlying PAH includes a decrease in nitric oxide and prostacyclin synthesis, and an increase in

Drug Does Not Reduce Risk Of Death For Heart Attack Patients With ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),..."Systemic inflammation, including expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS [enzyme that promotes nitric oxide]) and generation of excess nitric

GeNOsys Inc. Elects Chairman of the Board of Directors  -  Mar 29, 2007
Business Wire (press release),GeNOsys, Inc. (generated nitric oxide systems) is a medical research and development company specializing in pharmaceutical, biotechnical and medical gas

GeNOsys Inc. Appoints New Chief Financial Officer  -  Mar 28, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Mr. Clark Mower, GeNOsys' Director, stated, "Our Company is progressing quickly with our advanced portable Nitric Oxide Generator, which required us to

GeNOsys Inc. Appoints New Chief Financial Officer  -  Mar 28, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Mr. Clark Mower, GeNOsys’ Director, stated, “Our Company is progressing quickly with our advanced portable Nitric Oxide Generator, which required us to

Chronic Cough Can be Tamed with the Right Treatment  -  Apr 25, 2007
HealthNewsDigest.com,Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide is shown to correlate with airway inflammation for identifying asthma. A portable Aeriflux testing system has been

Lipids may thwart protection of antioxidants  -  Apr 4, 2007
Earthtimes.orgHowever, nitric oxide diffuses rapidly to lipids, where it reacts with oxygen to reform nitrosating species. The presence of lipids therefore overrides the

Vitamin C not as effective when Lipid Fat is Present in Stomach ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Best Syndication,Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is one antioxidant that protects against the formation of nitrite compounds by making it into nitric oxide.

Pfizer tests eye drug in deal with NicOx  -  Mar 28, 2007
United Press InternationalThe companies struck a deal in August 2004 to test the glaucoma therapy, known as a nitric oxide-donating prostaglandin F2-alpha analog.

Low Folate Dose Prevails in Vascular Trial  -  Apr 24, 2007
Natural Products Industry Insider,Also, vascular superoxide and nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability were determined in segments of saphenous vein and internal mammary artery.

Super fat burner! Instant results! Lose 10 pounds fast  -  Apr 4, 2007
Danbury News Times,Through extended release, nitric oxide is delivered to the muscles and there's a rush of blood flow. You can say it's similar to the effects of Viagra (a

Clinical Development Initiated on Lead Compound in NicOx' Glaucoma ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),In November 2005, PF-03187207 was selected as the lead candidate for development, from a series of nitric oxide-donating prostaglandin F2-alpha analog

Clinical Development Initiated on Lead Compound in NicOx' Glaucoma ...  -  Mar 28, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),In November 2005 , PF-03187207 was selected as the lead candidate for development, from a series of nitric oxide-donating prostaglandin F2-alpha analog

Clinical Development Initiated on Lead Compound in NicOx' Glaucoma ...  -  Mar 28, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...collaboration agreement between Pfizer and NicOx, which is focused on the research and development of nitric oxide-donating prostaglandin F2-alpha analogs

International Space Station Status Report: SS07-20  -  Apr 20, 2007
All American Patriots (press release),On Wednesday, Kotov set up the European Exhaled Nitric Oxide-2 experiment, which measures nitric oxide exhaled before and after spacewalks.

TOPIGEN to Present Updates on Clinical Programs at BioFinance 2007 ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Web Services Journal,TPI 1020 is a corticosteroid-derivative that was in-licensed from NicOx SA (Eurolist: NICOX) and is part of an exciting new class of nitric oxide

Inflammation, Asthma, and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha  -  Apr 24, 2007
Medscape (subscription)In addition, there were no differences in markers of inflammation, including exhaled nitric oxide, blood eosinophil counts, or sputum cell composition.

Fat 'counters vitamin C benefits'  -  Apr 8, 2007
BBC News,Antioxidants like ascorbic acid protect against the formation of these nitrosocompounds by converting the nitrosating species into nitric oxide.

Full Text  -  Apr 12, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)Interactions between isoprene from an isoprene-emitting species, such as oak, and nitric oxide lead to higher ozone concentrations.

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