PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 18441251-5 2008 We found that 1) in CHF rabbits, intracerebroventricular infusion of SIM significantly suppressed basal RSNA (1st day 69.5 +/- 8.9% maximum; 7th day 26.0 +/- 6.0% maximum; P < 0.05, n = 7) and enhanced arterial baroreflex function starting from the 2nd day and lasting through the following 5 days; 2) statin treatment significantly up-regulated neuronal nitric-oxide synthase (nNOS) protein expression in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) (control, n = 6, 0.12 +/- 0.04; SIM-treated, n = 7, 0.31 +/- 0.05. Simvastatin 69-72 nitric oxide synthase, brain Oryctolagus cuniculus 349-379 18441251-5 2008 We found that 1) in CHF rabbits, intracerebroventricular infusion of SIM significantly suppressed basal RSNA (1st day 69.5 +/- 8.9% maximum; 7th day 26.0 +/- 6.0% maximum; P < 0.05, n = 7) and enhanced arterial baroreflex function starting from the 2nd day and lasting through the following 5 days; 2) statin treatment significantly up-regulated neuronal nitric-oxide synthase (nNOS) protein expression in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) (control, n = 6, 0.12 +/- 0.04; SIM-treated, n = 7, 0.31 +/- 0.05. Simvastatin 69-72 nitric oxide synthase, brain Oryctolagus cuniculus 381-385 18441251-7 2008 These results suggest that central treatment with SIM decreased sympathetic outflow in CHF rabbits via up-regulation of nNOS expression in RVLM, which may be due to the inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase and a decrease in Rho kinase by SIM. Simvastatin 50-53 nitric oxide synthase, brain Oryctolagus cuniculus 120-124