Possible role of nitric oxide in newborns weight gain disorder caused by prolonged dexamethasone therapy (experimental study)

Sinauridze, O.D.; Gongadze, N.V.; Kvachadze, I.D.; Bekaia, G.L.

Georgian Medical News 191: 49-53

2011


ISSN/ISBN: 1512-0112
PMID: 21436480
Document Number: 649257
Experimental studies on rats revealed that the newborns growth retardation, caused by long-term treatment with Dexamethasone in the neonatal period, can be prevented by the simultaneous with dexamethasone administration of the nitric oxide donor--L-arginine. This indicates that the mentioned Dexamethasone-induced growth disorder is caused by inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthases activity.

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