Sodium nitrite prevents hypertension-in-pregnancy induced by L-NAME.
Sodium nitrite reduces circulating sFlt-1 and VEGF levels in pregnancy hypertension.
Sodium nitrite improves litter size with more viable fetuses and placental weight.
The effects of sodium nitrite may be due to nitrite-derived NO formation.
Sodium nitrite exerts antioxidant effects by mechanisms not entirely known.