A Novel Nitric Oxide Donor, S-Nitroso-N-Pivaloyl-D-Penicillamine, Activates a Non-Neuronal Cardiac Cholinergic System to Synthesize Acetylcholine and Augments Cardiac Function

• Shino Oikawa,
• Yuko Kai,
• Asuka Mano,
• Shigeo Nakamura,
• Yoshihiko Kakinuma

Affiliations

Shino Oikawa

Department of Bioregulatory Science (Physiology), Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Yuko Kai

Department of Bioregulatory Science (Physiology), Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Asuka Mano

Department of Bioregulatory Science (Physiology), Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Shigeo Nakamura

Department of Chemistry, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshihiko Kakinuma

Department of Bioregulatory Science (Physiology), Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan