PROLINO

PROLI/NO (also "PROLINO" or "ProliNO") is the abbreviation of "proline nitric oxide" or "proline NO". It is also referred to as a "nitric oxide donor". It is an experimental drug, whose effects on vasospasms (or strokes) are being tested. It is a calcium inhibitor.

"prolino-" is also the prefix form of proline.

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* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8893830&dopt=Abstract Journal of Medicinal Chemistry: Localizing antithrombotic and vasodilatory activity with a novel, ultrafast nitric oxide donor]
* [http://www.nature.com/bjp/journal/v137/n6/full/0704949a.html British Journal of Pharmacology: Nitric oxide inhibits capacitative Ca2+ entry by suppression]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11322449&dopt=Abstract National Library of Medicine: Effects of nitric oxide on reactive oxygen species production and infarction size after brain reperfusion injury]
* [http://www.uclm.es/inabis2000/symposia/files/029/session.htm Nitric oxide and vasospasms]