ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024
The Unexpected Role of the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase at the Neurovascular Unit: Beyond the Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Circulating Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase on the First Postpartum Day: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study of Its Association with Maternal Age, Redox-Relevant Haematological and Lipid Markers, and Postnatal Depression Screening.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of Acupuncture on the Neurovascular Unit in Migraine: A Narrative Review.European journal of neurology · 2026Review
- Voltage-Dependent Ion Channels in Vascular Endothelial Cells: An Unexpected Signaling Pathway in Non-Excitable Cells.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- The Bright and Dark Sides of Nitric Oxide in Neurodegenerative Diseases.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles Enable Light-Controlled Bidirectional Modulation of Nitric Oxide in Endothelial Cells.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Nitrergic neurotransmission within the lateral hypothalamus modulates cardiovascular responses to stress in rats.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2026Article
- The Emerging Role of Endothelial Ion Channels in the Control of Human Microcirculation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hyperglycemia-Induced Atherosclerosis and Intervention Strategies of Chinese Herbal Medicine.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Review
- Inflammaging and neurovascular unit dysfunction in cognitive ageing: mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic opportunities.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Review
- Associations of physical activity and sedentary behavior with mental health among university students: the mediating role of cardiorespiratory fitness and moderating role of gender.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Melatonin Promotes Cerebral Angiogenesis in Ischemic Mice via BMP6/Smad1/5/9 Pathway.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Cerebrovascular-mediated dynamic alterations in neurovascular coupling: a key pathological mechanism of depression.Cell & bioscience · 2025Review
- Special Issue "The 25th Anniversary of NO".International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- The Calcium Signalling Profile of the Inner Blood-Retinal Barrier in Diabetic Retinopathy.Cells · 2025Review
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- Much More than Nutrients: The Protective Effects of Nutraceuticals on the Blood-Brain Barrier in Diseases.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The ion transport, GPCR, and RTK toolkit expression in the human cerebrovascular endothelial cell line, hCMEC/D3: an Omics perspective.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) is a highly versatile gasotransmitter that has first been shown to regulate cardiovascular function and then to exert tight control over a much broader range of processes, including neurotransmitter release, neuronal excitability, and synaptic plasticity. Endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) is usually far from the mind of synaptic neurophysiologists, who have focused most of their attention on neuronal NO synthase (nNOS) as the primary source of NO at the neurovascular unit (NVU). Nevertheless, the available evidence suggests that eNOS could also contribute to generating the burst of NO that, serving as volume intercellular messenger, is produced in response to neuronal activity in the brain parenchyma. Herein, we review the role of eNOS in both the regulation of cerebral blood flow and of synaptic plasticity and discuss the mechanisms by which cerebrovascular endothelial cells may transduce synaptic inputs into a NO signal. We further suggest that eNOS could play a critical role in vascular-to-neuronal communication by integrating signals converging onto cerebrovascular endothelial cells from both the streaming blood and active neurons.
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