IMR Press / FBL / Volume 13 / Issue 14 / DOI: 10.2741/3084

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Role of oxidative stress and nitric oxide in atherothrombosis
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1 Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA

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Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2008, 13(14), 5323–5344; https://doi.org/10.2741/3084
Published: 1 May 2008
Abstract

During the last decade basic and clinical research has highlighted the central role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cardiovascular disease. Enhanced production or attenuated degradation of ROS leads to oxidative stress, a process that affects endothelial and vascular function, and contributes to vascular disease. Nitric oxide (NO), a product of the normal endothelium, is a principal determinant of normal endothelial and vascular function. In states of inflammation, NO production by the vasculature increases considerably and, in conjunction with other ROS, contributes to oxidative stress. This review examines the role of oxidative stress and NO in mechanisms of endothelial and vascular dysfunction with an emphasis on atherothrombosis.

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