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The role of adipose tissue asymmetric dimethylarginine/dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase pathway in adipose tissue phenotype and metabolic abnormalities in subtotally nephrectomized rats.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Mar 2016
Minakuchi Hitoshi, Wakino Shu, Hosoya Kozi, Sueyasu Keiko, Hasegawa Kazuhiro, Shinozuka Keisuke, Yoshifuji Ayumi, Futatsugi Koji, Komatsu Motoaki, Kanda Takeshi, Tokuyama Hirobumi, Hayashi Koichi, Itoh Hiroshi
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BACKGROUND: The lipodystrophy-like phenotype has been suggested in early chronic kidney disease (CKD). It includes adipose tissue atrophy, systemic insulin resistance (IR), dyslipidemia and ectopic lipid accumulation. To elucidate its pathogenesis, we investigated the role of two uremic toxins that affect insulin sensitivity: an endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA)...
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