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ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING
卷 20, 期 18, 页码 3040-3077出版社
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5566
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- British Heart Foundation (BHF) Center of Research Excellence, Oxford
- BHF Center of Research Excellence Intermediate Fellowship award [RE/08/004]
- BHF [RG/12/5/29756]
- MRC [G0200482] Funding Source: UKRI
- British Heart Foundation [RG/12/5/29576] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [G0200482] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [NF-SI-0508-10247] Funding Source: researchfish
Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) functions as a cofactor for several important enzyme systems, and considerable evidence implicates BH4 as a key regulator of endothelial nitric oxide synthase ( eNOS) in the setting of cardiovascular health and disease. BH4 bioavailability is determined by a balance of enzymatic de novo synthesis and recycling, versus degradation in the setting of oxidative stress. Augmenting vascular BH4 levels by pharmacological supplementation has been shown in experimental studies to enhance NO bioavailability. However, it has become more apparent that the role of BH4 in other enzymatic pathways, including other NOS isoforms and the aromatic amino acid hydroxylases, may have a bearing on important aspects of vascular homeostasis, inflammation, and cardiac function. This article reviews the role of BH4 in cardiovascular development and homeostasis, as well as in pathophysiological processes such as endothelial and vascular dysfunction, atherosclerosis, inflammation, and cardiac hypertrophy. We discuss the therapeutic potential of BH4 in cardiovascular disease states and attempt to address how this modulator of intracellular NO-redox balance may ultimately provide a powerful new treatment for many cardiovascular diseases.
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