Peroxynitrite is a potent oxidant formed by the rapid reaction of the free radicals nitric oxide
(NO) and superoxide. It causes airway hyperresponsiveness and airway epithelial damage …

Background Pulmonary hypertension is characterized by abnormal thickening of the
pulmonary arteries and increased pulmonary vascular resistance. Nitric oxide is a potent …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by an alveolitis with epithelial and
endothelial damage progressing to fibrosis. Numerous mediators have been implicated in …

Background: In many countries, achieving a home death represents a successful outcome
from both a patient welfare and commissioning viewpoint. Significant variation exists in the …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of unknown etiology characterized by
alveolar inflammation, progressive proliferation of septal cells, increased production of …

Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a vasoconstrictor, bronchoconstrictor, and mitogenic peptide which is
enzymatically converted from a biologically inactive big ET to mature ET (21 amino acid) by …

Statistical summaries of streamflow data for all longterm streamflow-gaging stations in the
Tigris River and Euphrates River Basins in Iraq are presented in this report. The summaries …

Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, has faced enormous economic growth and rapid
urban transformation over the last few decades. More recently, this has been accentuated by …

Abstract To the Editor: In their paper in the July 27 issue, 1 Giaid and Saleh demonstrate
reduced expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the lungs of patients with …

Circulating levels of the endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1)
are increased in association with myocardial ischemia and infarction. The present study …