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(Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2003;23:1990.)
© 2003 American Heart Association, Inc.

Brief Reviews

Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Transfer as a Tool to Study Biology of Endothelial Cells

Zvonimir S. Katusic; Noel M. Caplice; Karl A. Nath

From the Department of Anesthesiology and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (Z.S.K.); Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases (N.M.C.); Division of Nephrology (K.A.N.); and Molecular Medicine Program (Z.S.K., K.A.N.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

Correspondence to Zvonimir S. Katusic, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905. E-mail katusic.zvonimir{at}mayo.edu

Series Editor: Frank M. Faraci
ATVB In Focus

Endothelium: Signaling, Oxidative Stress, and Gene Expression

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During the past decade, the development of gene transfer technology provided a powerful and facile tool that afforded the genetic modification of vascular endothelial function. This development has coincided with molecular cloning and extensive accumulation of knowledge concerning the role of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in vascular homeostasis. Experimental evidence continues to accumulate that in vivo adenovirus-mediated gene transfer into the vessel wall is a very useful technique in studies designed to characterize function of a given gene or protein. In this review, we will use nitric oxide synthase gene transfer as a paradigm to illustrate how gene transfer technology can be used to address key issues in the vascular biology of endothelium.

Key Words: adenovirus • endothelium • superoxide anion • protein kinase Akt • vascular endothelial growth factor

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