Review Article

Monoamine Oxidases as Potential Contributors to Oxidative Stress in Diabetes: Time for a Study in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery

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Effects of MAO-A inhibition on vascular function in isolated rat aortas. (a) Acetylcholine-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation in phenylephrine-preconstricted aortic segments (, with and without diabetes; with and without MAO inhibitor, clorgyline, 10 μmol/L). (b) Assessment of H2O2 formation by ferrous oxidation xylenol orange (FOX) assay in the presence or absence of the MAO inhibitor (, with and without diabetes; with and without clorgyline, 10 μmol/L).
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