NITRIC-OXIDE - A NEWLY DISCOVERED CHEMICAL TRANSMITTER IN HUMAN SKIN

Authors
WELLER R
Citation
R. Weller, NITRIC-OXIDE - A NEWLY DISCOVERED CHEMICAL TRANSMITTER IN HUMAN SKIN, British journal of dermatology, 137(5), 1997, pp. 665-672
Citations number
68
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
British journal of dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070963
Volume
137
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
665 - 672
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0963(1997)137:5<665:N-ANDC>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) is synthesized by many cells in the body. Low concen trations of NO have homeostatic roles in the circulation and nervous s ystem, whereas high concentrations are biocidal, cytocidal and have im munomodulatory roles. The place of NO in the skin has recently become the focus of much attention, and this review highlights studies on the part played by NO in health and disease.