Nitric oxide, iNOS, and inflammation in
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Downey, D.; Elborn, J. S.
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Nitric oxide (NO) is produced from three isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), neuronal (nNOS), endothelial (eNOS) and inducible (iNOS). Cystic ยฎbrosis (CF) patients have an increased bacterial load in the airways which stimulates iNOS and therefore NO production. Upregulation of iNOS in normal e