PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 12456489-2 2002 Using genetically altered mice to enhance or disrupt extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD, SOD3), we tested the hypothesis that this enzyme plays a critical role in the physiological response to oxygen in the brain by regulating nitric oxide (NO*) availability. Oxygen 201-207 superoxide dismutase 3, extracellular Mus musculus 53-87 12456489-2 2002 Using genetically altered mice to enhance or disrupt extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD, SOD3), we tested the hypothesis that this enzyme plays a critical role in the physiological response to oxygen in the brain by regulating nitric oxide (NO*) availability. Oxygen 201-207 superoxide dismutase 3, extracellular Mus musculus 89-95 12456489-3 2002 Cerebral blood flow responses in these genetically altered mice to changes in PO2 demonstrate that SOD3 regulates equilibrium between superoxide (*O2-) and NO*, thereby controlling vascular tone and reactivity in the brain. Oxygen 79-81 superoxide dismutase 3, extracellular Mus musculus 99-103 12456489-5 2002 Thus, EC-SOD promotes NO* vasodilation by scavenging *O2- while hyperoxia opposes NO* and promotes constriction by enhancing endogenous *O2- generation and decreasing basal vasodilator effects of NO*. Oxygen 54-56 superoxide dismutase 3, extracellular Mus musculus 6-12