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Albert S.M. Sit
Researcher at University of Hong Kong
Publications - 2
Citations - 78
Albert S.M. Sit is an academic researcher from University of Hong Kong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Glutathione reductase & Superoxide dismutase. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 60 citations.
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Uptake and Protective Effects of Ergothioneine in Human Endothelial Cells
Rachel Ws Li,Cui Yang,Albert S.M. Sit,Yiu Wa Kwan,Simon My Lee,Maggie Pm Hoi,Shun Wan Chan,Marvin Hausman,Paul M. Vanhoutte,G Leung +9 more
TL;DR: In isolated rat basilar arteries, ergothioneine attenuated the reduction in acetylcholine-induced relaxation caused by pyrogallol, xanthine oxidase plusxanthine, or incubation in high glucose, and protected against oxidative stress, curtailing endothelial dysfunction.
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Physiological and pharmacological roles of vascular nucleoside transporters.
TL;DR: In addition to their original pharmacological actions, it is believed that the drugs mentioned above may regulate vascular functions through potentiation of the effects of adenosine.