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Obesity-induced vascular dysfunction and arterial stiffening requires endothelial cell arginase 1.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Nov 2017
Bhatta Anil, Yao Lin, Xu Zhimin, Toque Haroldo A, Chen Jijun, Atawia Reem T, Fouda Abdelrahman Y, Bagi Zsolt, Lucas Rudolf, Caldwell Ruth B, Caldwell Robert W
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Elevation of arginase activity has been linked to vascular dysfunction in diabetes and hypertension by a mechanism involving decreased nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability due to L-arginine depletion. Excessive arginase activity also can drive L-arginine metabolism towards the production of ornithine, polyamines, and proline, promoting proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells and collagen formation,...
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