Nitrite and Nitrate in Human Health and Disease

1. Introduction – Co-Editors: Nathan S. Bryan, Ph.D., Joseph Loscalzo, M.D, Ph.D. 2. From Atmospheric Nitrogen to Bioactive Nitrogen Oxides – Mark Gilchrist, Ph.D., Nigel Benjamin, M.D. 3. The Nitrate-Nitrite-Nitric Oxide Pathway in Mammals - Jon Lundberg, M.D., Ph.D. Eddie Weitzberg M.D., Sruti Shiva, Ph.D., Mark Gladwin M.D. 4. Sources of Exposure to Nitrogen Oxides – Andrew Milkowski, Ph.D. Section 2: FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES TO NITRITE AND NITRATE 5. History of Nitrite and Nitrate in Foods – Jimmy Keeton, Ph.D. 6. Nutritional Epidemiology of Nitrogen Oxides: What do the Numbers Mean? – Martin LaJous, M.D., Walter Willet, M.D, MPH. 7. Nutritional Impact on the Nitric Oxide Pathway – Wing Tak Wong, Ph.D., John Cooke, M.D., Ph.D. 8. Dietary Flavonoids as Modulators of NO bioavailability in Acute and Chronic Cardiovascular Disease – Matthias Totzeck, M.D., Malte Kelm, M.D., Ph.D., Tienush Rassaf, M.D., Ph.D. 9. Nitrite and Nitrate in Human Breast Milk: Implications for Development – Pamela D. Berens, M.D., Nathan S. Bryan, Ph.D. 10. Regulation of Dietary Nitrate and Nitrite: Balancing Essential Physiological Roles with Potential Health Risks – Norman Hord, Ph.D., R.D. Section 3: NITRITE AND NITRATE IN THERAPEUTICS AND DISEASE 11. Nitric Oxide Signaling in Health and Disease – Nathan S. Bryan, Ph.D., Jack Lancaster, Ph.D. 12. Inhaled Nitric Oxide – Kenneth Bloch, M.D., Andrea Steinbicker, M.D., Lisa Lohmeyer, Rajeev Malhotra, M.D. 13. Pharmacology of Nitrovasodilators – Nathaniel Page, Pharm D., Ho-Leung Fung, Ph.D. 14. Nitrite and Nitrate in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury – Madhav Lavu, M.D., Susheel Gundewar, M.D., David Lefer, Ph.D. 15. The Nitrate-Nitrite-Nitric Oxide Pathway in Traditional Herbal Medicine for Heart Disease - Yong Jian Geng, M.D., Ph.D. 16. Nitrite and Nitrate in Cancer – David M. Klurfeld, Ph.D. 17. Looking Forward – Co-Editors: Nathan S. Bryan, Ph.D., and Joseph Loscalzo, M.D., Ph.D.