Increased expression of endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase (ecNOS) in afferent and glomerular endothelial cells is involved in glomerular hyperfiltration of diabetic nephropathy. - Sugimoto,H.; Shikata,K.; Matsuda,M.; Kushiro,M.; Hayashi,Y.; Hiragushi,K.; Wada,J.; Makino,H. (Diabetologia, 1998)