Recent advances in study of endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizing factor / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

ABSTRACT

Besides cyclooxygenase and nitric oxide synthase, another distinct endothelial pathway, endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization factor (EDHF), is involved in relaxation of the vascular smooth muscle cells. EDHF has been demonstrated unequivocally in various blood vessels from different species, including human, and is likely to play an important role in cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology.