When people take nitrate medications for a long time, their body gets used to them and they stop working as well—this happens because the drugs cause cellular stress, damage the energy factories in...

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When people take nitrate medications for a long time, their body gets used to them and they stop working as well—this happens because the drugs cause cellular stress, damage the energy factories in...

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Chronic administration of exogenous nitric oxide donors, such as nitrates, induces tolerance through the mechanisms of oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and desensitization of soluble guanylyl cyclase, resulting in a diminished vasodilatory response.

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Study: Organic Nitrate Therapy, Nitrate Tolerance, and Nitrate-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction: Emphasis on Redox Biology and Oxidative Stress

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