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Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-1 transgenic mice are not protected from ischemic stroke.
PloS one - 7 Oct 2009
Leypoldt Frank, Choe Chi-Un, Gelderblom Mathias, von Leitner Eike-Christin, Atzler Dorothee, Schwedhelm Edzard, Gerloff Christian, Sydow Karsten, Böger Rainer H, Magnus Tim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Methylated arginines are endogenous analogues of L-arginine, the substrate for nitric oxide (NO) synthase. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) interferes with NO formation, causing endothelial dysfunction. ADMA is a predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality in humans. It is eliminated primarily by enzymatic activity of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL...
Topics
- Amidohydrolases
- Animals
- Arginine
- Brain
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Genotype
- Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
- Ischemia
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
