Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 305087, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/305087
Research Article

Different Effects of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Endothelin-1 and Nitric Oxide Balance in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells: Evidence of an Oxidant-Sensitive Pathway

Giovambattista Desideri,1 Davide Grassi,1 Giuseppe Croce,1 Raffaella Bocale,1 Sergio Tiberti,1 Stefano Evangelista,2 Stefano Necozione,1 Ferdinando Di Orio,1 and Claudio Ferri1

1Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, University of L'Aquila, Piazzale S. Tommasi 1, 67100 Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy
2Preclinical Development Department, Menarini Ricerche S.p.A, Via Sette Santi 1, 50131 Firenze, Italy

Received 15 July 2008; Accepted 22 September 2008

Academic Editor: Jan van Amsterdam

Copyright © 2008 Giovambattista Desideri et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to Cite this Article

Giovambattista Desideri, Davide Grassi, Giuseppe Croce, et al., “Different Effects of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Endothelin-1 and Nitric Oxide Balance in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells: Evidence of an Oxidant-Sensitive Pathway,” Mediators of Inflammation, vol. 2008, Article ID 305087, 7 pages, 2008. doi:10.1155/2008/305087