Raed A. Dweik

Staff - Director
Pathobiology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
United States of America

Professor Pathology
Biography

Nitric oxide (NO) is endogenously synthesized by nitric oxide synthases (NOSs) which convert L-arginine to L-citrulline and NO in the presence of oxygen and several cofactors.

Research Intrest

Nitric oxid; pulmonary hypertension; asthma

List of Publications
Dweik RA. Nitric oxide, hypoxia, and superoxide: the good, the bad, and the ugly! Thorax 2005.(Dweik RA, contributing author).
Dweik RA, et.al. NO synthesis in the lung. JCI 1998. Dweik RA, et.al. NO Chemical Events in the Human Airway During Antigen-Induced Asthmatic Response. PNAS 2001.