Nitrate transport in salivary glands with implications for NO homeostasis.

Authors :: Lundberg, Jon O.
Source :: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 8/14/2012, Vol. 109 Issue 33, p13144-13145. 2p.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: The article comments on a research paper which suggests that protein sialin may serve as an effective nitrate transporter in humans and other mammals. It is said that one-quarter of all circulating inorganic nitrate involves salivary glands. The research on role of salivary nitrate transport and metabolism in physiological regulation of systemic nitric oxide (NO) homeostasis is discussed. Sialin's functions as NO transporter in the plasma membrane of salivary acinar cells is discussed.

Subjects :: *NITRATES
*PROTEINS
*BIOLOGICAL transport
*NITRIC oxide
*METABOLISM
*SALIVARY glands

Language :: English
ISSN :: 00278424
Volume :: 109
Issue :: 33
Database :: Academic Search Index
Journal :: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 79196205
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1210412109