Review Article

Nitric Oxide, Oxidative Stress, and Interplay in Diabetic Endothelial Dysfunction

Table 1

p66Shc knockout mice phenotypes.

Disease Phenotype p66Shc+/+

Diabetes Peroxynitrite production +++ +
Lipid peroxidation +++ +
p66Shc expression ++ āˆ’

Aging NO availability + +++
O2 production +++ +
Protein nitration +++ +
iNOS expression +++ +

Hypercholesterolemia Aortic lesions area +++ +
Plasmatic isoprostanes +++ +
Lipid peroxidation +++ +
Vascular apoptosis +++ +

+++: high expression or production; ++: medium expression or production; +: moderate expression or production; āˆ’: no expression.