Nitric Oxide: Methods and Protocols

1. Nitric Oxide Physiology and Pathology David G. Hirst and Tracy Robson Part I: Detection and Quantification of Nitric Oxide 2. Ionizing Radiation-Induced DNA Strand Breaks and γ-H2AX Foci in Cells Exposed to Nitric Oxide Kai Rothkamm and Susanne Burdak-Rothkamm 3. Determination of S-Nitrosothiols in Biological Fluids by Chemiluminescence Enika Nagababu and Joseph M. Rifkind 4. Measurement of Nitrite in Blood Samples Using the Ferricyanide-Based Hemoglobin Oxidation Assay Barbora Piknova and Alan N. Schechter 5. Selective Fluorescent Activation for Bioimaging the Expression of Nitric Oxide in Cellular and In vivo Systems Junfeng Zhang and Hao Hong 6. Real Time Measurement of Murine Hippocampus NO Levels in Response to Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Xiaoxiang Zheng, Kezhou Liu, and Yong Yang 7. Detection of Low Levels of Nitric Oxide Using an Electrochemical Sensor Yong Chool Boo, Gyeong In Mun, Sarah L. Tressel, and Hanjoong Jo 8. Determination of the Scavenging Capacity Against Reactive Nitrogen Species by Automatic Flow Injection-Based Methodologies Marcela A. Segundo, Lu?s M. Magalh?es, Joana P.N. Ribeiro, Marlene L?cio, and Salette Reis 9. Aqueous Measurement of Nitric Oxide Using Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry David N. Silverman and Chingkuang Tu 10. Quantum Cascade Laser Technology for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Low Level Nitric Oxide Angela Elia, Pietro Mario Lugar?, Cinzia Di Franco, and Vincenzo Spagnolo 11. Determination of In vivo Nitric Oxide Levels in Animal Tissues Using a Novel Spin Trapping Technology Anatoly F. Vanin and Alexander A. Timoshin Part II: Nitric Oxide Generation 12. Beta Cell Protection by Inhibition of iNOS through Lentiviral Vector-Based Strategies Sean O. Hynes, Cillian McCabe, and Timothy O'Brien 13. Characterization of Nitric Oxide Delivery Systems Produced By Various Nanotechnologies Chi H. Lee 14. Nitric Oxide Releasing Nanoparticle Synthesis and Characterization George Han, Adam J. Friedman, and Joel M. Friedman 15. NOS Antagonism Using Viral Vectors as an Experimental Strategy: Implications for In vivo Studies of Cardio-Vascular Control and Peripheral Neuropathies Beihui H. Liu, James Hewinson, Haibo Xu, Francisco Montero, Carmen R. Sunico, Federico Portillo, Julian F.R. Paton, Bernardo Moreno-L?pez, and Sergey Kasparov