Nitrite supplementation reverses vascular endothelial dysfunction and large elastic artery stiffness with aging.

Sindler AL, Fleenor BS, Calvert JW, Marshall KD, Zigler ML, Lefer DJ, Seals, DR.
Aging Cell.  2011 June;10(3):429-37.  doi:  10.1111/j.1474-9726.2011.00679.x.  Epub 2011 Mar 31.

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Involvement of vascular endothelial nitric oxide synthase in development of experimental diabetic nephropathy in rats.

Arya A, Yadav HN, Sharma PL.
Mol Cell Biochem.  2011 Aug:354(1-2):57-66.  Epub 2011 Apr 6.

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Dietary nitrite attenuates oxidative stress and activates antioxidant genes in rat heart during hypobaric hypoxia.

Singh M, Arya A, Kumar R, Bhargave K, Sethy NK.
Nitric Oxide.  2011 Dec 14.  [Epub ahead of print]

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Nitrite attenuates ischemia-reperfusion-induced microcirculatory alterations and mitochondrial dysfunction in the microvasculature of skeletal muscle.

Wang WZ, Fang XH, Stephenson LL, Zhang X, Williams SJ, Baynosa RC, Khiabani KT, Zamboni WA.
Plast Reconstr Surg.  2011 Oct;129(4):279e-287e.

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The role of nitrite in neurovascular coupling.

Piknova B, Kocharyan A, Schechter AN, Silva AC.
Brain Res.  2011 Aug 17;1407:62-8.  Epub 2011 Jun 29.

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Electrochemistry and nitric oxide mass transport in cancer: why ingestion of sodium nitrite could be effective in treating vascularized tumors.

Heller A.Phys Chem Chem Phys.  2010 Sep 14;12(34):9972-5.  Review.

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Low-dose sodium nitrite vasodilates hypoxic human pulmonary vasculature by a means that is not dependent on a simultaneous elevation in plasma nitrite.

Ingram TE, Pinder AG, Bailey DM, Fraser AG, James PE.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol.  2010 Feb;298(2):H331-9.

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Bioavailability of sodium nitrite from an aqueous solution in healthy adults.

Hunault CC, van Velzen AG, Sips AJ, Schothorst RC, Meulenbelt J.
Toxicol Lett.  2009 Oct 8;190(1):48-53.

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Clinical translation of nitrite therapy for cardiovascular diseases.

Calvert JW, Lefer DJ.
Nitric Oxide.  2010 22:91-97.

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Plasma nitrite response and arterial reactivity differentiate vascular health and performance.

Allen JD, Miller EM, Schwark E, Robbins JL, Duscha BD, Annex BH.
Nitric Oxide.  2009 Jun;20(4):231-7.

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The oral bioavailability of nitrate from nitrate-rich vegetables in humans.

van Velzen AG, Sips AJ, Schothorst RC, Lambers AC, Meulenbelt J.
Toxicol Lett.  2008 Oct 1;181(3):177-81.

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Therapeutic uses of inorganic nitrite and nitrate: from the past to the future.

Butler AR, Feelisch M.
Circulation.  2008 Apr 22;117(16):2151-9.

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Cardioprotective effects of vegetables: is nitrate the answer?

Lundberg JO, Feelisch M, Björne H, Jansson EA, Weitzberg E.
Nitric Oxide.  2006 Dec;15(4):359-62.

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Plasma nitrite concentrations reflect the degree of endothelial dysfunction in humans.

Kleinbongard P, Dejam A, Lauer T, Jax T, Kerber S, Gharini P, Balzer J, Zotz RB, Scharf RE, Willers R, Schechter AN, Feelisch M, Kelm M.
Free Radic Biol Med.  2006 Jan 15;40(2):295-302.