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Excessive nitric oxide production, particularly via inducible NOS (iNOS) during inflammation, is cytotoxic, promotes oxidative stress, and impairs mitochondrial function, leading to cell death and organ failure.

While NO is beneficial in normal amounts, chronic inflammation can lead to excessive NO production that damages cells. Managing inflammation through lifestyle and medical care helps prevent this harmful excess.

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Very high NO levels, generated upon inflammatory iNOS induction, compete with O2, engendering NO-dependent hypoxia (‘nitroxia’)... NO/RNS can then shut down mitochondrial respiration at multiple sites by irreversibly inhibiting ETC complexes at the expense of ATP production, with cytotoxic effect.
Arlene B. Levine et al. · Cardiology · 2012

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Review paper describing pathological mechanisms.

Source

Characterization of the Role of Nitric Oxide and Its Clinical Applications

Arlene B. Levine et al. · Cardiology · 2012

DOI 10.1159/000338150

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