Apocynin but Not l-Arginine Prevents and Reverses Dexamethasone-Induced Hypertension in the Rat

In male SD rats, apocynin but not l-arginine prevented and reversed Dex-hypertension, suggesting that NAD(P)H oxidase-mediated superoxide production but not endothelial nitric oxide synthase uncoupling is important in Dex-hypertension.