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Wu Y, Zhang JJ, Li TB, Liu WQ, Li LS, Luo XJ, Jiang JL, Ma QL, Yang ZC, Peng J. Phosphorylation of Nonmuscle Myosin Light Chain Promotes Endothelial Injury in Hyperlipidemic Rats Through a Mechanism Involving Downregulation of Dimethylarginine Dimethylaminohydrolase 2. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2016; 21:536-548. [PMID: 26911182 DOI: 10.1177/1074248416634465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Suppression of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) activation is related to endothelial dysfunction in hyperlipidemia, and nonmuscle myosin regulatory light chain (nmMLC20) has been show to exert transcriptional function in regulation of gene expression. This study aims to explore whether the suppression of DDAH activation promotes endothelial injury under the condition of hyperlipidemia and whether nmMLC20 can regulate DDAH expression in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. The rats were fed with high-fat diet for 8 weeks to establish a hyperlipidemic model, which showed an increase in plasma lipids and endothelial injury, accompanied by an elevation in myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) activity, phosphorylated nmMLC20 (p-nmMLC20) level, and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) content as well as a reduction in DDAH2 expression, DDAH activity, and nitric oxide (NO) content. Next, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were incubated with oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL; 100 μg/mL) for 24 hours to establish a cellular injury model in vitro. Consistent with the finding in vivo, ox-LDL induced HUVECs injury (apoptosis and necrosis) concomitant with an increase in MLCK activity, p-nmMLC20 level (in total or nuclear proteins), and ADMA content as well as a reduction in DDAH2 expression, DDAH activity, and NO content; these phenomena were attenuated by MLCK inhibitor. Either in hyperlipidemic rats or in ox-LDL-treated HUVECs, there was not significant change in DDAH1 expression. Based on these observations, we conclude that the suppression of DDAH2 expression might account for, at least partially, the vascular endothelial dysfunction in hyperlipidemia, and nmMLC20 plays a role in suppression of DDAH2 expression in a phosphorylation-dependent manner.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Lindgren C, Söderberg S, Koskinen LOD, Hultin M, Edvardsson L, Naredi S. Long-term subarachnoid haemorrhage survivors still die due to cerebrovascular causes. Acta Neurol Scand 2015; 132:410-6. [PMID: 25864536 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is associated with sympathetic nervous activation and inflammation. SAH could therefore theoretically be a risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to investigate whether long-term (≥1 year) SAH survivors had an increased risk of death due to cardiovascular causes. MATERIAL & METHODS SAH patients ≥18 years treated at Umeå University Hospital between 1986 and 2006 were eligible for inclusion. Deceased patients were identified in the Swedish population register. Death certificates from long-term SAH survivors and causes of death in the general population were obtained from the National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden. The prevalence of comorbidities at the time of SAH was compared with the distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in the northern Sweden MONICA (Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease) health survey. Analyses were stratified for age and sex. RESULTS In the SAH patients, the median year of SAH was 1992 and the median year of death was 2001. The MONICA survey in 1994 and the distribution of deaths in the general population in 2001 were used for comparison. Long-term SAH survivors had, compared to the general population, a significantly increased risk for death due to cerebrovascular disease (P < 0.0001), but not for death due to cardiovascular disease. Hypertension was more common in SAH patients compared to survey participants (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Cerebrovascular causes of death were significantly more common in long-term survivors after SAH compared to the general population.
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- Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences; Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; Medicine; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience; Neurosurgery; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences; Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; Medicine; Umeå University; Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; Institute of Clinical Sciences; Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg; Gothenburg Sweden
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Suvorava T, Nagy N, Pick S, Lieven O, Rüther U, Dao VTV, Fischer JW, Weber M, Kojda G. Impact of eNOS-Dependent Oxidative Stress on Endothelial Function and Neointima Formation. Antioxid Redox Signal 2015; 23:711-23. [PMID: 25764009 PMCID: PMC4580305 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2014.6059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS Vascular oxidative stress generated by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) was observed in experimental and clinical cardiovascular disease, but its relative importance for vascular pathologies is unclear. We investigated the impact of eNOS-dependent vascular oxidative stress on endothelial function and on neointimal hyperplasia. RESULTS A dimer-destabilized mutant of bovine eNOS where cysteine 101 was replaced by alanine was cloned and introduced into an eNOS-deficient mouse strain (eNOS-KO) in an endothelial-specific manner. Destabilization of mutant eNOS in cells and eNOS-KO was confirmed by the reduced dimer/monomer ratio. Purified mutant eNOS and transfected cells generated less citrulline and NO, respectively, while superoxide generation was enhanced. In eNOS-KO, introduction of mutant eNOS caused a 2.3-3.7-fold increase in superoxide and peroxynitrite formation in the aorta and myocardium. This was completely blunted by an NOS inhibitor. Nevertheless, expression of mutant eNOS in eNOS-KO completely restored maximal aortic endothelium-dependent relaxation to acetylcholine. Neointimal hyperplasia induced by carotid binding was much larger in eNOS-KO than in mutant eNOS-KO and C57BL/6, while the latter strains showed comparable hyperplasia. Likewise, vascular remodeling was blunted in eNOS-KO only. INNOVATION Our results provide the first in vivo evidence that eNOS-dependent oxidative stress is unlikely to be an initial cause of impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation and/or a pathologic factor promoting intimal hyperplasia. These findings highlight the importance of other sources of vascular oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease. CONCLUSION eNOS-dependent oxidative stress is unlikely to induce functional vascular damage as long as concomitant generation of NO is preserved. This underlines the importance of current and new therapeutic strategies in improving endothelial NO generation.
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- Tatsiana Suvorava
- Institute for Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Animal Developmental and Molecular Biology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Animal Developmental and Molecular Biology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Stamboul K, Lorin J, Lorgis L, Guenancia C, Beer JC, Touzery C, Rochette L, Vergely C, Cottin Y, Zeller M. Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated with a Marker of Endothelial Function and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131439. [PMID: 26158510 PMCID: PMC4497674 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Atrial fibrillation (AF), whether silent or symptomatic, is a frequent and severe complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous eNOS inhibitor, is a risk factor for endothelial dysfunction. We addressed the relationship between ADMA plasma levels and AF occurrence in AMI. Methods 273 patients hospitalized for AMI were included. Continuous electrocardiographic monitoring (CEM) ≥48 hours was recorded and ADMA was measured by High Performance Liquid Chromatography on admission blood sample. Results The incidence of silent and symptomatic AF was 39(14%) and 29 (11%), respectively. AF patients were markedly older than patients without AF (≈ 20 y). There was a trend towards higher ADMA levels in patients with symptomatic AF than in patients with silent AF or no AF (0.53 vs 0.49 and 0.49 μmol/L, respectively, p = 0.18,). After matching on age, we found that patients with symptomatic AF had a higher heart rate on admission and a higher rate of patients with LV dysfunction (28% vs. 3%, p = 0.025). Patients who developed symptomatic AF had a higher ADMA level than patients without AF (0.53 vs. 0.43 μmol/L; p = 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis to estimate symptomatic AF occurrence showed that ADMA was independently associated with symptomatic AF (OR: 2.46 [1.21–5.00], p = 0.013) beyond history of AF, LVEF<40% and elevated HR. Conclusion We show that high ADMA level is associated with the occurrence of AF. Although no causative role can be concluded from our observational study, our work further supports the hypothesis that endothelial dysfunction is involved in the pathogenesis of AF in AMI.
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- Karim Stamboul
- Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Physiopathology and Pharmacology, UMR INSERM U866, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Physiopathology and Pharmacology, UMR INSERM U866, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
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- Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Physiopathology and Pharmacology, UMR INSERM U866, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Physiopathology and Pharmacology, UMR INSERM U866, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
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Gao Q, Fan Y, Mu LY, Ma L, Song ZQ, Zhang YN. S100B and ADMA in cerebral small vessel disease and cognitive dysfunction. J Neurol Sci 2015; 354:27-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2014] [Revised: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The l-arginine/NO pathway, homoarginine, and nitrite-dependent renal carbonic anhydrase activity in young people with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Amino Acids 2015; 47:1865-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-015-2027-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Khalil A, Hardman L, O´Brien P. The role of arginine, homoarginine and nitric oxide in pregnancy. Amino Acids 2015; 47:1715-27. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-015-2014-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inci U, Yildiz A, Batmaz I, Tekbas E. Assessment of serum asymmetric dimethylarginine levels and left ventricular diastolic function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Int J Rheum Dis 2015; 20:238-244. [PMID: 26012572 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AIM To assess left ventricular diastolic functions and serum dimethylarginine (ADMA) concentrations, as well as the effect of different treatment strategies on ADMA concentrations and diastolic function parameters, in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHOD Sixty AS patients and 40 control subjects without classical cardiovascular (CV) risk factors were included in the study. Baseline clinical and echocardiographic variables were obtained. C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and ADMA levels were measured. Spinal mobility, disease activity and functional status were assessed using Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index. RESULTS CRP, ESR and ADMA levels were significantly higher in the AS group as compared to the control group. Two (5%) control subjects and six (10%) AS patients met the criteria for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (DD) on conventional Doppler echocardiography, but the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.36). However, using tissue Doppler imaging, 12 (20%) patients in the AS group and three (8%) subjects in the control group were diagnosed with left ventricular DD (P = 0.08). The anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α group, conventional therapy group and control group were compared in terms of ADMA, CRP, ESR levels and echocardiographic parameters. ADMA levels were significantly lower in anti-TNF-α group as compared to the conventional therapy group (P < 0.001). In the control group, ADMA levels were significantly lower than both treatment groups (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Increased ADMA levels reveal impaired nitric oxide metabolism in a relatively young group of patients with AS, who have no classical CV risk factors. Anti-TNF-α may have beneficial effect on endothelial function in AS patients by reducing ADMA levels.
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- Umit Inci
- Department of Cardiology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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Wethal T, Røysland R, Torbjørn O, Kjekshus J. Exercise-induced vasodilation in healthy males: A marker of reduced endothelial function. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2015; 49:123-9. [PMID: 25752356 DOI: 10.3109/14017431.2015.1021708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Reduced arterial vasodilatatory capacity is a marker of coronary heart disease. The aim was to investigate if the difference between the vasodilatory response before and after exercise, as assessed by non-invasive methodology, is related to endothelial and inflammatory biomarkers. DESIGN Post-ischemic hyperemia after 5 min of arterial occlusion was examined before and after a bicycle test with strain-gauge plethysmography (measuring peak reactive hyperemia in the forearm) and peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT hyperemia ratio: measuring pulse waves in the index finger relative to the contra-lateral index finger) in 30 healthy males. A low PAT hyperemia ratio or a low peak reactive hyperemia reflects endothelial dysfunction. Inflammatory and endothelial biomarkers were assessed. RESULTS A low peak reactive hyperemia and a low PAT hyperemia ratio before the bicycle test was associated with a high percentage increase in peak reactive hyperemia after exercise (r = - 0.68, p < 0.001; r = - 0.35, p = 0.06, respectively). Asymmetric dimethylarginine and interleukin-10 were associated with the percentage increase in peak reactive hyperemia in multiple linear regression analyses (β: 165 (confidence interval [CI], 34-296), p = 0.02; β: 19 (CI, - 0.5-39), p = 0.06, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The difference in the vasodilatory response before and after exercise, as assessed by non-invasive methodology, is related to endothelial and inflammatory biomarkers in healthy males.
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- Torgeir Wethal
- Institute of Clinical Medicine , University of Oslo , Norway
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Staniszewska A, Rajagopalan S, Al-Shaheen A, Thies F, Brittenden J. Increased levels of symmetric dimethyl-arginine are associated with all-cause mortality in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease. J Vasc Surg 2015; 61:1292-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Jorgensen A, Knorr U, Soendergaard MG, Lykkesfeldt J, Fink-Jensen A, Poulsen HE, Jorgensen MB, Olsen NV, Staalsø JM. Asymmetric dimethylarginine in somatically healthy schizophrenia patients treated with atypical antipsychotics: a case-control study. BMC Psychiatry 2015; 15:67. [PMID: 25880260 PMCID: PMC4394403 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0455-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Schizophrenia is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous inhibitor of the nitric oxide synthase, and the L-arginine:ADMA ratio are markers of endothelial dysfunction that predict mortality and adverse outcome in a range of cardiovascular disorders. Increased ADMA levels may also lead to increased oxidative stress. We hypothesized that ADMA and the L-arginine:ADMA ratio are increased in somatically healthy schizophrenia patients treated with atypical antipsychotics (AAP), and that the ADMA and the L-arginine: ADMA ratio are positively correlated to measures of oxidative stress. METHODS We included 40 schizophrenia patients treated with AAP, but without somatic disease or drug abuse, and 40 healthy controls. Plasma concentrations of ADMA and L-arginine were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. Data were related to markers of systemic oxidative stress on DNA, RNA and lipids, as well as measures of medication load, duration of disease and current symptomatology. RESULTS Plasma ADMA and the L-arginine:ADMA ratio did not differ between schizophrenia patients and controls. Furthermore, ADMA and the L-arginine:ADMA ratio showed no correlations with oxidative stress markers, medication load, or Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale scores. CONCLUSIONS Schizophrenia and treatment with AAP was not associated with increased levels of plasma ADMA or the L-arginine:ADMA ratio. Furthermore, plasma levels of ADMA were not associated with levels of systemic oxidative stress in vivo.
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- Anders Jorgensen
- Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology Q7642, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Neuroanaesthesia, The Neuroscience Centre, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Reyna-Villasmil E, Mejia-Montilla J, Reyna-Villasmil N, Torres-Cepeda D, J.Santos-Bolívar, Aragón-Charry J. Concentraciones de dimetilarginina asimétrica en pacientes con preeclampsia y gestantes normotensas sanas. CLINICA E INVESTIGACION EN GINECOLOGIA Y OBSTETRICIA 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gine.2013.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Posttranslational Modifications. Atherosclerosis 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/9781118828533.ch34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Magné J, Huneau JF, Borderie D, Mathé V, Bos C, Mariotti F. Plasma asymmetric and symmetric dimethylarginine in a rat model of endothelial dysfunction induced by acute hyperhomocysteinemia. Amino Acids 2015; 47:1975-82. [PMID: 25792109 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-015-1959-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Hyperhomocysteinemia induces vascular endothelial dysfunction, an early hallmark of atherogenesis. While higher levels of circulating asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethyl arginine (SDMA), endogenous inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis, have been associated with increased cardiovascular risk, the role that ADMA and SDMA play in the initiation of hyperhomocysteinemia-induced endothelial dysfunction remains still controversial. In the present study, we studied the changes of circulating ADMA and SDMA in a rat model of acutely hyperhomocysteinemia-induced endothelial dysfunction. In healthy rats, endothelium-related vascular reactivity (measured as acetylcholine-induced transient decrease in mean arterial blood pressure), plasma ADMA and SDMA, total plasma homocysteine (tHcy), cysteine and glutathione were measured before and 2, 4 and 6 h after methionine loading or vehicle. mRNA expression of hepatic dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-1 (DDAH1), a key protein responsible for ADMA metabolism, was measured 6 h after the methionine loading or the vehicle. Expectedly, methionine load induced a sustained increase in tHcy (up to 54.9 ± 1.9 µM) and a 30 % decrease in vascular reactivity compared to the baseline values. Plasma ADMA and SDMA decreased transiently after the methionine load. Hepatic mRNA expression of DDAH1, cathepsin D, and ubiquitin were significantly lower 6 h after the methionine load than after the vehicle. The absence of an elevation of circulating ADMA and SDMA in this model suggests that endothelial dysfunction induced by acute hyperhomocysteinemia cannot be explained by an up-regulation of protein arginine methyltransferases or a down-regulation of DDAH1. In experimental endothelial dysfunction induced by acute hyperhomocysteinemia, down-regulation of the proteasome is likely to dampen the release of ADMA and SDMA in the circulation.
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- Joëlle Magné
- Atherosclerosis Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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Takaya J, Tanabe Y, Kuroyanagi Y, Kaneko K. Asymmetric dimethylarginine is negatively correlated with hyperglycemia in children. Endocr J 2015; 62:551-6. [PMID: 25903645 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.ej14-0521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a nonselective nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor associated with cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. In several prospective and cross-sectional studies, ADMA has evolved as a marker of cardiovascular risk. However, there is limited information on this serum marker in young people, particularly in those with obesity, type 1 diabetes (DM1) and type 2 diabetes (DM2). We investigated ADMA concentrations in children and adolescents with hyperglycemia as compared with healthy age- and sex-matched individuals. The subjects were 21 simple obesity [male 13, female 8; aged 11.7±4.3 years], 18 with DM1 [male 4, female 14; aged 12.9±4.2 years, duration of disease 3.4±2.1 years], 10 with DM2 [male 5, female 5; aged 13.9±3.4 years, duration of disease 2.8±1.4 years] and 21 controls [male 12, female 9; aged 11.1±2.7 years]. ADMA levels were analyzed in a cross-sectional study. Concentrations of serum ADMA were determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Circulating levels of ADMA were significantly lower in subjects with DM1, DM2 or obesity. In all subjects, ADMA levels were inversely correlated with glycated hemoglobin A1c concentrations (r=-0.401, p=0.0003) and serum glucose levels (r=-0.341, p=0.0023). Low circulating ADMA levels are directly associated with glucose levels, suggesting that ADMA production is suppressed in childhood in order to compensate and protect vasculopathy due to hyperglycemia.
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- Junji Takaya
- Department of Pediatrics, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka 578-0954, Japan
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Atzler D, Gore MO, Ayers CR, Choe CU, Böger RH, de Lemos JA, McGuire DK, Schwedhelm E. Homoarginine and Cardiovascular Outcome in the Population-Based Dallas Heart Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2014; 34:2501-7. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.304398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Dorothee Atzler
- From the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.) and Neurology, Experimental Neuropediatrics (C.U.C.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine (M.O.G., J.A.d.L., D.K.M.) and Department of Clinical Sciences (C.R.A., D.K.M.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical
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- From the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.) and Neurology, Experimental Neuropediatrics (C.U.C.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine (M.O.G., J.A.d.L., D.K.M.) and Department of Clinical Sciences (C.R.A., D.K.M.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical
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- From the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.) and Neurology, Experimental Neuropediatrics (C.U.C.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine (M.O.G., J.A.d.L., D.K.M.) and Department of Clinical Sciences (C.R.A., D.K.M.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical
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- From the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.) and Neurology, Experimental Neuropediatrics (C.U.C.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine (M.O.G., J.A.d.L., D.K.M.) and Department of Clinical Sciences (C.R.A., D.K.M.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical
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- From the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.) and Neurology, Experimental Neuropediatrics (C.U.C.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine (M.O.G., J.A.d.L., D.K.M.) and Department of Clinical Sciences (C.R.A., D.K.M.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical
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- From the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.) and Neurology, Experimental Neuropediatrics (C.U.C.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine (M.O.G., J.A.d.L., D.K.M.) and Department of Clinical Sciences (C.R.A., D.K.M.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical
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- From the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.) and Neurology, Experimental Neuropediatrics (C.U.C.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine (M.O.G., J.A.d.L., D.K.M.) and Department of Clinical Sciences (C.R.A., D.K.M.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical
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- From the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.) and Neurology, Experimental Neuropediatrics (C.U.C.), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany (D.A., R.H.B., E.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine (M.O.G., J.A.d.L., D.K.M.) and Department of Clinical Sciences (C.R.A., D.K.M.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical
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Lüneburg N, Lieb W, Zeller T, Chen MH, Maas R, Carter AM, Xanthakis V, Glazer NL, Schwedhelm E, Seshadri S, Ikram MA, Longstreth WT, Fornage M, König IR, Loley C, Ojeda FM, Schillert A, Wang TJ, Sticht H, Kittel A, König J, Benjamin EJ, Sullivan LM, Bernges I, Anderssohn M, Ziegler A, Gieger C, Illig T, Meisinger C, Wichmann HE, Wild PS, Schunkert H, Psaty BM, Wiggins KL, Heckbert SR, Smith N, Lackner K, Lunetta KL, Blankenberg S, Erdmann J, Munzel T, Grant PJ, Vasan RS, Böger RH. Genome-wide association study of L-arginine and dimethylarginines reveals novel metabolic pathway for symmetric dimethylarginine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 7:864-72. [PMID: 25245031 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.113.000264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dimethylarginines (DMA) interfere with nitric oxide formation by inhibiting nitric oxide synthase (asymmetrical DMA [ADMA]) and l-arginine uptake into the cell (ADMA and symmetrical DMA [SDMA]). In prospective clinical studies, ADMA has been characterized as a cardiovascular risk marker, whereas SDMA is a novel marker for renal function and associated with all-cause mortality after ischemic stroke. The aim of the current study was to characterize the environmental and genetic contributions to interindividual variability of these biomarkers. METHODS AND RESULTS This study comprised a genome-wide association analysis of 3 well-characterized population-based cohorts (Framingham Heart Study [FHS; n=2992], Gutenberg Health Study [GHS; n=4354], and Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease Study [MONICA]/Cooperative Health Research in the Augsburg Area, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany [KORA] F3 [n=581]) and identified replicated loci (DDAH1, MED23, Arg1, and AGXT2) associated with the interindividual variability in ADMA, l-arginine, and SDMA. Experimental in silico and in vitro studies confirmed functional significance of the identified AGXT2 variants. Clinical outcome analysis in 384 patients of the Leeds stroke study demonstrated an association between increased plasma levels of SDMA, AGXT2 variants, and various cardiometabolic risk factors. AGXT2 variants were not associated with poststroke survival in the Leeds study or were they associated with incident stroke in the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium. CONCLUSIONS These genome-wide association study support the importance of DDAH1 and MED23/Arg1 in regulating ADMA and l-arginine metabolism, respectively, and identify a novel regulatory renal pathway for SDMA by AGXT2. AGXT2 variants might explain part of the pathogenic link between SDMA, renal function, and outcome. An association between AGXT2 variants and stroke is unclear and warrants further investigation.
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Endothelial dysfunction in conduit arteries and in microcirculation. Novel therapeutic approaches. Pharmacol Ther 2014; 144:253-67. [PMID: 24928320 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2014.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The vascular endothelium not only is a single monolayer of cells between the vessel lumen and the intimal wall, but also plays an important role by controlling vascular function and structure mainly via the production of nitric oxide (NO). The so called "cardiovascular risk factors" are associated with endothelial dysfunction, that reduces NO bioavailability, increases oxidative stress, and promotes inflammation contributing therefore to the development of atherosclerosis. The significant role of endothelial dysfunction in the development of atherosclerosis emphasizes the need for efficient therapeutic interventions. During the last years statins, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor antagonists, antioxidants, beta-blockers and insulin sensitizers have been evaluated for their ability to restore endothelial function (Briasoulis et al., 2012). As there is not a straightforward relationship between therapeutic interventions and improvement of endothelial function but rather a complicated interrelationship between multiple cellular and sub-cellular targets, research has been focused on the understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Moreover, the development of novel diagnostic invasive and non-invasive methods has allowed the early detection of endothelial dysfunction expanding the role of therapeutic interventions and our knowledge. In the current review we present the available data concerning the contribution of endothelial dysfunction to atherogenesis and review the methods that assess endothelial function with a view to understand the multiple targets of therapeutic interventions. Finally we focus on the classic and novel therapeutic approaches aiming to improve endothelial dysfunction and the underlying mechanisms.
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Schwedhelm E, Wallaschofski H, Atzler D, Dörr M, Nauck M, Völker U, Kroemer HK, Völzke H, Böger RH, Friedrich N. Incidence of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality predicted by symmetric dimethylarginine in the population-based study of health in pomerania. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96875. [PMID: 24819070 PMCID: PMC4018357 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background L-Arginine and its dimethylated derivatives asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) have been associated with cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause mortality in populations at risk. The present study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of L-arginine and its derivatives in the general population. Methods and Results We evaluated 3,952 individuals (1,936 men and 2,016 women) aged 20–81 (median (IQR) 51 (37; 64) years) from the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP). Associations of continuous [per standard deviation (SD) increase] and categorized (age- and sex-specific tertiles) serum L-arginine, ADMA, and SDMA concentrations with all-cause and cause-specific mortality were analysed. During a median (IQR) follow-up period of 10.1 (9.3; 10.8) years (38,476 person-years), 426 deaths (10.8%) were observed, including 139 CV deaths (3.5%), and 150 cancer deaths (3.8%). After multivariable adjustment, we revealed a positive association of SDMA with all-cause [hazard ratio (HR) per SD increase: 1.16, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07–1.25] and CV mortality [HR: 1.19, 95% CI: 1.05–1.35]. In contrast, we did not observe any association of SDMA with cancer mortality. Neither L-arginine nor ADMA were associated with all-cause or CV mortality. Conclusion SDMA, but not ADMA, is an independent predictor of all-cause and CV mortality in a large population-based cohort of European ancestry.
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- Edzard Schwedhelm
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Lübeck/Kiel, Hamburg, Germany
- * E-mail: (ES); (NF)
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Lübeck/Kiel, Hamburg, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Greifswald, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine B/Cardiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Greifswald, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Greifswald, Germany
- Interfaculty Institute for Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Greifswald, Germany
- Institute of Community Medicine, Department SHIP/Clinical Epidemiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Lübeck/Kiel, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site, Greifswald, Germany
- * E-mail: (ES); (NF)
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Yousefi B, Faghfoori Z, Samadi N, Karami H, Ahmadi Y, Badalzadeh R, Shafiei-Irannejad V, Majidinia M, Ghavimi H, Jabbarpour M. The effects of Ramadan fasting on endothelial function in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Eur J Clin Nutr 2014; 68:835-9. [DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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ADMA/SDMA in elderly subjects with asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis: values and site-specific association. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:6391-8. [PMID: 24739810 PMCID: PMC4013635 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15046391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor known as a mediator of endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. Circulating ADMA levels are correlated with cardiovascular risk factors such as hypercholesterolemia, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperhomocysteinemia, age and smoking. We assessed the relationship between ADMA values and site-specific association of asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis (intima-media thickness (CIMT) and plaque) in elderly subjects. One hundred and eighty subjects underwent a complete history and physical examination, determination of serum chemistries and ADMA levels, and carotid ultrasound investigation (CUI). All subjects had no acute or chronic symptoms of carotid atherosclerosis. Statistical analyses showed that high plasma levels of ADMA/SDMA were positively correlated to carotid atherosclerosis (CIMT and plaque) (p < 0.001), with significant site-specific association. Total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides and C-reactive protein plasma concentrations were significantly associated with asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis (p < 0.001). High serum concentrations of ADMA and SDMA were associated with carotid atherosclerotic lesions as measured by CIMT ad plaque and may represent a new marker of asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis in elderly subjects.
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Sheen JM, Chen YC, Tain YL, Huang LT. Increased circulatory asymmetric dimethylarginine and multiple organ failure: bile duct ligation in rat as a model. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:3989-4006. [PMID: 24603538 PMCID: PMC3975379 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15033989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Revised: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Bile duct ligation (BDL)-treated rats exhibit cholestasis, increased systemic oxidative stress, and liver fibrosis, which ultimately lead to liver cirrhosis. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase that can decrease the synthesis of nitric oxide. BDL rats have higher plasma and hepatic ADMA levels, which may be due to increased hepatic protein arginine methyltransferase-1 and decreased dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase expression. BDL rats also exhibit renal and brain damage characterized by increased tissue ADMA concentrations. The increased plasma ADMA levels and multiple organ damages seen here are also observed following multiple organ failures associated with critical illness. This review discusses the dysregulation of ADMA in major organs in BDL rats and the role of increased ADMA in multiple organ damages.
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- Jiunn-Ming Sheen
- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.
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Martens-Lobenhoffer J, Rodionov RN, Bode-Böger SM. Determination of asymmetric Nα-acetyldimethylarginine in humans: a phase II metabolite of asymmetric dimethylarginine. Anal Biochem 2014; 452:25-30. [PMID: 24560726 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2014.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is produced by protein methylation, a common mechanism of posttranslational protein modification. Elevated levels of ADMA lead to impaired endothelial nitric oxide production and subsequently to a range of cardiovascular and other diseases related to decreased nitric oxide production. Knowledge of the elimination pathways of ADMA and the possibility of influencing them is therefore of major clinical interest. One of these pathways is the N-acetylation and subsequent renal elimination of ADMA in the form of asymmetric Nα-acetyldimethylarginine (Ac-ADMA). In this work, we describe the first method to quantitatively determine Ac-ADMA in human plasma and urine. Ac-ADMA was separated by HPLC on a porous graphitic carbon column and selectively analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry. Ac-ADMA and the internal standard D7-Ac-ADMA were synthesized in-house. Precision and accuracy of the method were better than 5% in plasma and urine quality control samples. First results obtained with this method in samples of healthy volunteers showed plasma levels of 0.643±0.454 nmol/L and urine levels of 152.7±76.7 nmol/L or 13.0±8.9 nmol/mmol creatinine. The method is a suitable tool for investigating this currently mostly neglected ADMA elimination pathway.
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- University Center for Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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Lindgren C, Hultin M, Koskinen LOD, Lindvall P, Borota L, Naredi S. ADMA Levels and Arginine/ADMA Ratios Reflect Severity of Disease and Extent of Inflammation After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care 2014; 21:91-101. [DOI: 10.1007/s12028-013-9945-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Colvin KL, Dufva MJ, Delaney RP, Ivy DD, Stenmark KR, Yeager ME. Biomarkers for pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension - a call to collaborate. Front Pediatr 2014; 2:7. [PMID: 24551834 PMCID: PMC3910125 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2014.00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Therapeutic approaches in pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are based primarily on clinician experience, in contrast to the evidence-based approach in adults with pulmonary hypertension. There is a clear and present need for non-invasive and objective biomarkers to guide the accurate diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of this disease in children. The multifaceted spectrum of disease, clinical presentation, and association with other diseases makes this a formidable challenge. However, as more progress is being made in the understanding and management of adult PAH, the potential to apply this knowledge to children has never been greater. This review explores the state of the art with regard to non-invasive biomarkers in PAH, with an eye toward those adult PAH biomarkers potentially suitable for application in pediatric PAH.
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- Kelley L Colvin
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA ; Department of Pediatrics-Critical Care, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA ; Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA ; Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA ; Department of Pediatrics-Critical Care, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA ; Department of Pediatrics-Critical Care, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA
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- Department of Pediatrics-Critical Care, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA ; Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA ; Department of Pediatrics-Critical Care, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA ; Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA ; Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO , USA
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Kurtoglu E, Balta S, Sincer I, Altas Y, Atas H, Yılmaz M, Korkmaz H, Erdem K, Akturk E, Demirkol S, Can C. Comparision of Effects of Rosuvastatin Versus Atorvastatin Treatment on Plasma Levels of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine in Patients With Hyperlipidemia Having Coronary Artery Disease. Angiology 2013; 65:788-93. [DOI: 10.1177/0003319713507333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Elevated plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) are prevalent in patients with hypercholesterolemia and coronary artery disease. A total of 83 patients with hypercholesterolemia and angiographically documented mild coronary artery stenosis were randomized to rosuvastatin treatment (20 mg) or atorvastatin treatment (40 mg) once daily for 6 weeks after a 4-week dietary lead-in phase. Both statins decreased total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglyceride levels effectively. Only rosuvastatin increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. Both rosuvastatin and atorvastatin decreased plasma ADMA levels; rosuvastatin had a significantly greater effect. The reduction in ADMA levels were correlated with the reduction in TC and LDL-C levels as well as LDL-C–HDL-C ratio. Treatment with rosuvastatin or atorvastatin in patients with hyperlipidemia with mild coronary artery stenosis may lead to a decrease in ADMA levels, which may contribute to improved endothelial function.
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- Ertugrul Kurtoglu
- Department of Cardiology, Elazıg Training and Research Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Gaziantep State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Elazıg Training and Research Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Marmara University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Elazıg Training and Research Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Firat University Medical School, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Elazıg Training and Research Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Adiyaman University Medical School, Adiyaman, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Elazıg Training and Research Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
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Rattazzi M, Bertacco E, Del Vecchio A, Puato M, Faggin E, Pauletto P. Aortic valve calcification in chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013; 28:2968-76. [PMID: 24097800 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Several clinical studies reported an increased prevalence and accelerated progression of aortic valve calcification among patients with end-stage renal disease when compared with subjects with normal kidney function. Recently, mechanisms of calcific valve degeneration have been further elucidated and many of the pathways involved could be amplified in patients with decreased renal function. In particular, calcium-phosphate balance, MGP metabolism, OPG/RANK/RANKL triad, fetuin-A mineral complexes and FGF-23/Klotho axis have been shown to be impaired among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and could play a role during vascular/valve calcification. The scope of the present review is to summarize the clinical data and the pathophysiological mechanisms potentially involved in the link between renal function decline and the progression of aortic valve disease.
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Koch A, Weiskirchen R, Kunze J, Dückers H, Bruensing J, Buendgens L, Matthes M, Luedde T, Trautwein C, Tacke F. Elevated asymmetric dimethylarginine levels predict short- and long-term mortality risk in critically ill patients. J Crit Care 2013; 28:947-53. [PMID: 23953490 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Serum concentrations of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, may contribute to endothelial dysfunction and organ failure in sepsis. We aimed at investigating ADMA levels as a potential diagnostic or prognostic biomarker in critically ill patients. METHODS Two hundred fifty-five patients (164 with sepsis, 91 without sepsis) were studied prospectively upon admission to the medical intensive care unit (ICU) and on day 7, in comparison to 78 healthy controls. ADMA serum concentrations were correlated with clinical data and extensive laboratory parameters. Patients' survival was followed up for up to 3 years. RESULTS ADMA serum levels were significantly elevated in critically ill patients at admission compared to controls. ADMA levels did not differ between patients with or without sepsis, but were closely related to hepatic and renal dysfunction, metabolism and clinical scores of disease severity. ADMA levels further increased during the first week of ICU treatment. ADMA serum levels at admission were an independent prognostic biomarker in critically ill patients not only for short-term mortality at the ICU, but also for unfavorable long-term survival. CONCLUSION Serum ADMA concentrations are significantly elevated in critically ill patients, associated with organ failure and related to short- and long-term mortality risk.
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- Alexander Koch
- Department of Medicine III, RWTH-University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen, Germany
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Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine and adverse events in patients with atrial fibrillation referred for coronary angiogram. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71675. [PMID: 23951217 PMCID: PMC3737156 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Elevated plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) have been reported to be associated with endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and oxidative stress in multiple cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to investigate whether ADMA was a predictor of clinical outcomes in atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS From 2006-2009, 990 individuals were referred to our institution for coronary angiography. Among these patients, 141 subjects with a diagnosis of AF, including 52 paroxysmal AF (PAF) and 89 non-paroxysmal AF (non-PAF) patients, were identified as the study population. Plasma ADMA levels were measured. An adverse event was defined as the occurrence of ischemic stroke or cardiovascular death. The ADMA levels were higher in AF than non-AF patients (0.50 ± 0.13 versus 0.45 ± 0.07 µmol/L; p<0.001). Besides, non-PAF patients had higher ADMA levels than PAF patients (0.52 ± 0.15 versus 0.48 ± 0.08 µmol/L; p<0.001). During the follow-up of 30.7±14.4 months, 21 patients (14.9%) experienced adverse events, including cardiovascular death in 7 patients and ischemic stroke in 14. ADMA level, CHA2DS2-VASc score, and left atrial diameter were independent predictors of adverse events in the multivariate analysis. At a cutoff-value of 0.55 µmol/L, the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that patients with a high ADMA level had a higher event rate during the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS A higher level of ADMA was a risk factor of adverse events in AF patients, which was independent from the CHA2DS2-VASc score. It deserves to further study whether ADMA could potentially refine the clinical risk stratification in AF.
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Rijvers CAH, Marzano S, Winkens B, Bakker JA, Kroon AA, Spaanderman MEA, Peeters LLH. Early-pregnancy asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels in women prone to develop recurrent hypertension. Pregnancy Hypertens 2013; 3:118-23. [PMID: 26105948 DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2013.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Revised: 10/29/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate early-pregnancy levels of ADMA (asymmetric dimethylarginine) in recurrent hypertensive pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN In this retrospective observational study, blood samples from 35 normotensive women with a previous hypertensive pregnancy were obtained preconceptionally and at 12, 16 and 20weeks in their next pregnancy. We assessed ADMA, symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA), l-arginine and l-citrulline. We analyzed differences in longitudinal patterns between normotensive (NT, n=18) and recurrent hypertensive (HT, n=17) pregnancies by linear mixed models, with a sub-analysis for preeclampsia (PE, n=6). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES ADMA, SDMA, l-arginine and l-citrulline. RESULTS Pre-pregnant SDMA and l-citrulline were lower in HT. At 12weeks, ADMA and ADMA/SDMA ratio correlated inversely with PAPP-A and β-hCG, respectively. In both groups, ADMA-related compounds changed inconsistently with advancing (mid-trimester) pregnancy, although in HT, l-arginine tended to decrease between 16 and 20weeks, a decline consistent in PE. CONCLUSION These data support a modest role for ADMA and related metabolites in the pathogenesis of hypertensive pregnancy.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universita La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Glyn MC, Van Rooyen JM, Schutte R, Huisman HW, Böger RH, Schwedhelm E, Lüneburg N, Mels CMC, Schutte AE. A comparison of the association between glomerular filtration and L-arginine status in HIV-infected and uninfected African men: the SAfrEIC study. J Hum Hypertens 2013; 27:557-63. [PMID: 23448845 DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2013.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2012] [Revised: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease worldwide, is increasing significantly in urbanised South Africans. Impaired glomerular filtration is a potential contributor to hypertension. Although HIV infection is widespread, little is known regarding its contribution to diminished estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and, in turn, hypertension in Africans. We compared eGFRs and cardiovascular profiles of newly identified HIV infected African men (N=53) not yet undergoing anti-retroviral therapy, and uninfected African men of similar age and anthropometry. The aim of the study was to determine whether eGFR is diminished in treatment naive HIV infected individuals and whether eGFR is associated with a potential modulator of hypertension, namely serum L-arginine. Cardiovascular risk factor profiles of HIV infected and uninfected men were similar. In men with healthy eGFRs >90 ml min(-1) per 1.73 m(2), eGFR was significantly lower with HIV infection (114 (90; 147)) compared with that in uninfected men: (120 (91; 168)), P=0.043. Despite the absence of clinically-diagnosed renal dysfunction, eGFR associated significantly with serum L-arginine only in HIV infected men (R(2)=0.277, β=-0.299, P=0.034), whereas L-arginine did not stay in the model for uninfected men. This difference suggests that the fate of L-arginine as a substrate for nitric oxide generation may be altered in HIV infected individuals. Subsequently this is likely to escalate endothelial dysfunction, contributing to later hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Our findings show that while glomerular filtration rate is not associated with L-arginine in uninfected men, it is diminished and significantly negatively associated with serum L-arginine in HIV infected men.
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Chen CY, Tsai MM, Chi HC, Lin KH. Biological significance of a thyroid hormone-regulated secretome. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2013; 1834:2271-84. [PMID: 23429180 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2013.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The thyroid hormone, 3,3,5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3), modulates several physiological processes, including cellular growth, differentiation, metabolism and proliferation, via interactions with thyroid hormone response elements (TREs) in the regulatory regions of target genes. Several intracellular and extracellular protein candidates are regulated by T3. Moreover, T3-regulated secreted proteins participate in physiological processes or cellular transformation. T3 has been employed as a marker in several disorders, such as cardiovascular disorder in chronic kidney disease, as well as diseases of the liver, immune system, endocrine hormone metabolism and coronary artery. Our group subsequently showed that T3 regulates several tumor-related secretory proteins, leading to cancer progression via alterations in extracellular matrix proteases and tumor-associated signaling pathways in hepatocellular carcinomas. Therefore, elucidation of T3/thyroid hormone receptor-regulated secretory proteins and their underlying mechanisms in cancers should facilitate the identification of novel therapeutic targets. This review provides a detailed summary on the known secretory proteins regulated by T3 and their physiological significance. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: An Updated Secretome.
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- Cheng-Yi Chen
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Avci B, Alacam H, Dilek A, Kozan A. Effects of asymmetric dimethylarginine on inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10) in rats. Toxicol Ind Health 2013; 31:268-73. [DOI: 10.1177/0748233712472524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study is intended to examine the effects of administration of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) on the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10. A total of 30 Wistar adult albino rats were used. Group I was administrated ( n = 10) with 1 mg/kg/day of ADMA, group II ( n = 10) was administrated with 2 mg/kg/day of ADMA and the control group was administrated ( n = 10) with 0.9% sodium chloride. ADMA was intraperitoneally administrated for 7 days. The serum levels of IL-6, TNF-α and IL-10 were measured. There was a significant decrease in the levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 in group I compared with that of the control group ( p < 0.001 ). There was also a significant decrease in the levels of IL-10 in group II compared with that of the control group ( p < 0.05) but the increase was much more distinct in the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α ( p < 0.001). When comparing the groups by the doses given, no difference between the levels of IL-6 and IL-10 in groups I and II ( p > 0.05) was observed; the levels of TNF-α in group II were significantly lower than those of group I (p < 0.05). A significant decrease in the serum levels of inflammatory cytokines IL-6, TNF-α and IL-10, after administration of 1 mg/kg/day and 2 mg/kg/day of ADMA, indicates that ADMA has an effect on inflammation. Increase in ADMA levels in the rats shows that the effects of inflammatory cytokines were suppressed.
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- Bahattin Avci
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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HEADLEY SAMUEL, GERMAIN MICHAEL, MILCH CHARLES, PESCATELLO LINDA, COUGHLIN MARYANN, NINDL BRADLEYC, CORNELIUS ALLEN, SULLIVAN SHEILA, GREGORY SARA, WOOD RICHARD. Exercise Training Improves HR Responses and V˙O2peak in Predialysis Kidney Patients. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2012; 44:2392-9. [DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e318268c70c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Martens-Lobenhoffer J, Rodionov RN, Bode-Böger SM. Probing AGXT2 enzyme activity in mouse tissue by applying stable isotope-labeled asymmetric dimethyl arginine as substrate. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2012; 47:1594-1600. [PMID: 23280748 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Revised: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a metabolite of the amino acid L-arginine. It competitively inhibits the enzymatic production of the cell-signaling substance nitric oxide. Therefore, increased levels of ADMA are associated with a range of cardiovascular and other diseases. ADMA is biologically eliminated by direct renal excretion and hydrolysis by the enzyme DDAH. Recently, a further elimination pathway via the transamination by the enzyme AGXT2 to α-keto-δ-(N(G),N(G)-dimethylguanidino)valeric acid (DMGV) has come into the focus of biological research. In this work, we describe an assay for the AGXT2 activity in mouse liver and kidney tissue. It is based on the transformation of isotope-labeled ADMA-d(6) to DMGV-d(6). The quantification of the DMGV-d(6) produced by this reaction in tissue homogenate samples was accomplished by chromatographic separation on a porous graphitic carbon column and tandem mass spectrometric detection. DMGV-d(6) with the deuterium labels in different molecular positions was used as internal standard. The overall production rates of DMGV-d(6) in mice were 195.37 pmol/min/mg total protein in liver and 85.21 pmol/min/mg total protein in kidney tissue, with coefficients of variation of 6.31% and 11.25%, respectively. This method can be applied as a tool for the characterization of the ADMA elimination by the AGXT2 pathway.
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- Jens Martens-Lobenhoffer
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany.
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Elevated homocysteine and asymmetric dimethyl arginine levels in pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease. Pediatr Cardiol 2012; 33:1323-31. [PMID: 22526220 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0321-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). This study was designed to determine biomarker levels in patients with PAH associated with CHD (PAH-CHD) and CHD patients without PAH and to investigate the relationship of these potential biomarkers with hemodynamic findings. In this prospective single-center study, patients with CHD were analyzed according to the presence or absence of PAH and compared with healthy control subjects. Cardiac catheterization and echocardiographs were performed. Plasma homocysteine, asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA), and nitric oxide (NO) levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Homocysteine and ADMA levels were higher in the PAH-CHD group (n = 30) than among CHD patients with left-to-right shunting but no PAH (n = 20; P < 0.001) and healthy control subjects (n = 20; P < 0.001). There was no difference in NO levels. Cyanotic PAH-CHD patients had significantly higher homocysteine than acyanotic patients in the same group. No correlation was shown between echocardiographic/hemodynamic parameters and homocysteine, ADMA, and NO levels. Homocysteine and ADMA levels are increased in patients with PAH-CHD. These parameters have the potential to be used as biomarkers in the diagnosis and follow-up evaluation of patients with PAH-CHD. However, large, multicentered prospective studies are required to facilitate routine use of these biologic markers in the clinical setting.
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Aldámiz-Echevarría L, Andrade F. Asymmetric dimethylarginine, endothelial dysfunction and renal disease. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:11288-11311. [PMID: 23109853 PMCID: PMC3472745 DOI: 10.3390/ijms130911288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Revised: 08/28/2012] [Accepted: 09/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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l-Arginine (Arg) is oxidized to l-citrulline and nitric oxide (NO) by the action of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS). In contrast, protein-incorporated Arg residues can be methylated with subsequent proteolysis giving rise to methylarginine compounds, such as asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) that competes with Arg for binding to NOS. Most ADMA is degraded by dimethylarginine dimethyaminohydrolase (DDAH), distributed widely throughout the body and regulates ADMA levels and, therefore, NO synthesis. In recent years, several studies have suggested that increased ADMA levels are a marker of atherosclerotic change, and can be used to assess cardiovascular risk, consistent with ADMA being predominantly absorbed by endothelial cells. NO is an important messenger molecule involved in numerous biological processes, and its activity is essential to understand both pathogenic and therapeutic mechanisms in kidney disease and renal transplantation. NO production is reduced in renal patients because of their elevated ADMA levels with associated reduced DDAH activity. These factors contribute to endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress and the progression of renal damage, but there are treatments that may effectively reduce ADMA levels in patients with kidney disease. Available data on ADMA levels in controls and renal patients, both in adults and children, also are summarized in this review.
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Wierzbicki AS. New directions in cardiovascular risk assessment: the role of secondary risk stratification markers. Int J Clin Pract 2012; 66:622-30. [PMID: 22698414 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2012.02956.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk screening is performed by multivariate methods relying on calculators derived from the Framingham study, other epidemiological studies or primary care records. However, it only identifies 70% of individuals at risk for CVD events and there has been interest in adding other risk factors to improve its predictive capacity. The addition of a family history of premature CVD is well established and there is evidence for adding lipoprotein (a) in some populations and possibly C-reactive protein may be suitable for general use in CVD risk assessment. Most new biochemical and imaging markers have been assessed in the context of improving risk classification in intermediate-risk groups rather than in the general population. There is evidence that N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and coronary artery calcium score add significantly to risk prediction. The data for carotid intima-media thickness, ankle-brachial index are less strong and high sensitivity troponins look promising, but have had only limited data to date. Large scale meta-analyses ideally of pooled primary patient data will be required to determine the best additional markers to add to conventional risk prediction and in what groups to apply them.
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- A S Wierzbicki
- Consultant in Metabolic Medicine/Chemical Pathology, St. Thomas' Hospital Campus, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK.
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König D, Theis S, Kozianowski G, Berg A. Postprandial substrate use in overweight subjects with the metabolic syndrome after isomaltulose (Palatinose™) ingestion. Nutrition 2012; 28:651-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2011.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2011] [Revised: 08/13/2011] [Accepted: 09/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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L-arginine infusion during resuscitation for hemorrhagic shock: impact and mechanism. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2012; 72:397-402. [PMID: 22439203 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181d039fd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our previous work showed a survival advantage with L-arginine (L-Arg) pretreatment in a swine model of severe hemorrhagic shock. This study was designed to evaluating whether the benefit is sustained when L-Arg is given during resuscitation and whether the mechanism is mediated by enzymatic activation of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis. METHODS Adult rats (n = 30) underwent 40% blood volume loss and were resuscitated with saline (3 shed blood volume). Animals were divided into five treatment groups of six animals each: (1) Sham, (2) Control (resuscitation alone), (3) L-Arg (300 mg/kg)with resuscitation, (4) L-Arg + L-nitroarginine methyl ester pretreatment, and (5) D-arginine (300 mg/kg) with resuscitation.Animals were observed for 240 minutes postresuscitation or until death. Hemodynamic, metabolic, histologic, and survival outcomes were measured. RESULTS Administration of L-Arg after hemorrhage and before resuscitation significantly improved outcomes, relative to the control group.The L-Arg infusion improved terminal arterial pressures, lowered lactate, improved small bowel histologic signs of reperfusion injury, and increased survival (p < 0.05). Endpoints of the L-Arg group were similar to the Sham group. The benefits of L-Arg infusion were abolished or attenuated when animals were pretreated with L-nitro arginine methyl ester and potentiated with D-arginine, suggesting a NO-specific mechanism of L-Arg. Finally, severe shock and resuscitation injury significantly elevated circulating asymmetric dimethylarginine levels, which are potent competitive inhibitors of NO synthetase. CONCLUSION L-Arg infusion during resuscitation offers a significant functional, metabolic, and survival benefit after severe hemorrhagic shock.The mechanism seems to be by activation of NO synthesis with its attendant benefits to local perfusion and inflammation after global reperfusion.
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Wingler K, Hermans JJR, Schiffers P, Moens A, Paul M, Schmidt HHHW. NOX1, 2, 4, 5: counting out oxidative stress. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 164:866-83. [PMID: 21323893 PMCID: PMC3195911 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01249.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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For decades, oxidative stress has been discussed as a key mechanism of endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. However, attempts to validate and exploit this hypothesis clinically by supplementing antioxidants have failed. Nevertheless, this does not disprove the oxidative stress hypothesis. As a certain degree of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation appears to be physiological and beneficial. To reduce oxidative stress therapeutically, two alternative approaches are being developed. One is the repair of key signalling components that are compromised by oxidative stress. These include uncoupled endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase and oxidized/heme-free NO receptor soluble guanylate cyclase. A second approach is to identify and effectively inhibit the relevant source(s) of ROS in a given disease condition. A highly likely target in this context is the family of NADPH oxidases. Animal models, including NOX knockout mice and new pharmacological inhibitors of NADPH oxidases have opened up a new era of oxidative stress research and have paved the way for new cardiovascular therapies.
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- Department of Pharmacology & Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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The effect of simvastatin on asymmetric dimethylarginine and flow-mediated vasodilation after optimizing the LDL level — A randomized, placebo-controlled study. Vascul Pharmacol 2012; 56:122-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2011.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2010] [Revised: 10/02/2011] [Accepted: 10/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Antioxidant effects of resveratrol and other stilbene derivatives on oxidative stress and NO bioavailability: Potential benefits to cardiovascular diseases. Biochimie 2012; 94:269-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2011] [Accepted: 11/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Severely decreased activity of placental dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase in pre-eclampsia. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2012; 161:152-6. [PMID: 22285683 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Revised: 11/28/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a key regulator of nitric oxide production. Elevations of ADMA have previously been associated with endothelial dysfunction in pre-eclamptic women. ADMA is degraded mainly by dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH), which is also expressed in placental tissue. Therefore, we measured placental DDAH expression and activity in pre-eclampsia and normal pregnancies in order to determine whether impairment of this enzyme in the pre-eclamptic placenta could contribute to elevations of ADMA levels in these women. STUDY DESIGN ADMA plasma levels were measured by LC-MS/MS in 18 pre-eclamptic patients and 28 controls. Placental DDAH activity was determined by measuring the degradation of [(2)H(6)]-labeled ADMA in tissue homogenates from placental biopsies in 15 women with pre-eclampsia and 16 controls. Placental mRNA expression of DDAH 1, DDAH 2, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and protein-arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) was determined in tissue biopsies by RT-PCR. RESULTS Placental DDAH activity was almost undetectable in pre-eclampsia, and it was significantly higher in controls. ADMA plasma levels were higher in pre-eclampsia as compared to normal pregnancies (0.51±0.15μmol/l vs. 0.42±0.07μmol/l; p=0.005), and the difference between maternal and fetal ADMA levels (feto-maternal ADMA gradient) was lower in pre-eclampsia (0.63±0.20μmol/l vs. 0.80±0.18μmol/l; p=0.02). Furthermore, mRNA expression levels of DDAH 2 were significantly lower in pre-eclamptic women (p=0.04), while PRMT1 expression levels were the same. In pre-eclampsia, we found only weak correlations between maternal ADMA levels and DDAH 1 (r=-0.41; p=0.22) and DDAH 2 expressions (r=-0.45; p=0.17) but a slightly stronger correlation between DDAH 2 expression and feto-maternal ADMA gradient (r=0.60; p=0.07). CONCLUSION Decreased DDAH activity in the pre-eclamptic placenta might contribute to elevated ADMA levels in these patients.
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine, arginine and homoarginine at 11–13 weeks’ gestation and preeclampsia: a case–control study. J Hum Hypertens 2011; 27:38-43. [DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2011.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Tousoulis D, Siasos G, Oikonomou E, Stougianos P, Papageorgiou N, Papavassiliou AG, Stefanadis C. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA): is really a biomarker for cardiovascular prognosis? Int J Cardiol 2011; 153:123-5. [PMID: 21937129 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.08.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Marcovecchio ML, Widmer B, Turner C, Dunger DB, Dalton RN. Asymmetric dimethylarginine in young people with Type 1 diabetes: a paradoxical association with HbA(1c). Diabet Med 2011; 28:685-91. [PMID: 21294768 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03252.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and its concentrations are increased in several diseases, including diabetes. However, there is limited information on this plasma marker in young people, particularly in those with Type 1 diabetes. The aim of the present study was therefore to perform a longitudinal evaluation of plasma ADMA and of its determinants in young people with childhood-onset Type 1 diabetes. METHODS For measurement of ADMA using mass spectrometry, 1018 longitudinal stored blood samples were available from 330 young people with Type 1 diabetes followed in the Oxford Regional Prospective Study. Additional data concerning annual assessments of HbA(1c) , height, weight, insulin dose and three early morning urine samples for measurement of the albumin/creatinine ratio were available. RESULTS ADMA levels were significantly higher in males than in females (mean ± SD: 0.477 ± 0.090 vs. 0.460 ± 0.089 μmol/l, P=0.002) and declined with chronological age (estimate ± SE: -0.0106 ± 0.0008, P<0.001). A significant inverse association was detected between ADMA and HbA(1c) (estimate ± SE:-0.0113 ± 0.001, P<0.001). ADMA levels were lower in subjects developing microalbuminuria (mean ± SD: 0.455 ± 0.093 vs. 0.476 ± 0.087 μmol/l, P=0.001) than in subjects with normoalbuminuria, but this difference disappeared after adjusting for HbA(1c) . CONCLUSIONS In this longitudinal study, ADMA concentrations decreased with age and were significantly higher in males and lower in subjects developing microalbuminuria. These associations were largely explained by a paradoxical negative association between HbA(1c) and ADMA. We suggest that chronic hyperglycaemia might down-regulate mechanisms implicated in ADMA production or stimulate its metabolism confounding short-term associations with complications risk.
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- M L Marcovecchio
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
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Gu LQ, Zhao L, Zhu W, Li FY, Zhang MJ, Liu Y, Liu JM, Ning G, Zhao YJ. Relationships between serum levels of thyroid hormones and serum concentrations of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with Graves' disease. Endocrine 2011; 39:266-71. [PMID: 21387129 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-011-9436-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2011] [Accepted: 02/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Endothelial dysfunction as well as abnormal thyroid hormone levels may be responsible for increased cardiovascular risk in Graves' disease (GD). Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are new markers of endothelial and myocardial dysfunction, respectively. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among the serum levels of ADMA, NT-proBNP, and thyroid hormones in GD patients. This was a cross-sectional investigation conducted in a university teaching hospital. Two hundred and thirty-nine GD (Female: 182, Male: 57) patients and 81 normal controls were enrolled in this study. Serum levels of ADMA were positively related with FT3 (r = 0.584, P < 0.001), FT4 (r = 0.551, P < 0.001), and TRAb levels (r = 0.502, P < 0.001). Serum NT-proBNP levels were positively associated with FT3 (r = 0.243, P < 0.001) and FT4 levels (r = 0.274, P < 0.001), as well as heart rate (r = 0.271, P < 0.03). The elevation of serum ADMA and NT-proBNP levels were also observed in patients with controlled hyperthyroidism. It is thus concluded that serum ADMA and NT-proBNP levels were increased in GD patients. Future studies may determine the usefulness of these two biomarkers to detect early signs of endothelial dysfunction, vascular stiffness, and fluid volume in GD patients.
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- Li-Qun Gu
- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Rui-jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Clinical Center For Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, 197 Rui-jin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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Barroso M, Rocha MS, Esse R, Gonçalves I, Gomes AQ, Teerlink T, Jakobs C, Blom HJ, Loscalzo J, Rivera I, de Almeida IT, Castro R. Cellular hypomethylation is associated with impaired nitric oxide production by cultured human endothelial cells. Amino Acids 2011; 42:1903-11. [PMID: 21614558 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-0916-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2010] [Accepted: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) is a risk factor for vascular disease, but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely defined. Reduced bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) is a principal manifestation of underlying endothelial dysfunction, which is an initial event in vascular disease. Inhibition of cellular methylation reactions by S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy), which accumulates during HHcy, has been suggested to contribute to vascular dysfunction. However, thus far, the effect of intracellular AdoHcy accumulation on NO bioavailability has not yet been fully substantiated by experimental evidence. The present study was carried out to evaluate whether disturbances in cellular methylation status affect NO production by cultured human endothelial cells. Here, we show that a hypomethylating environment, induced by the accumulation of AdoHcy, impairs NO production. Consistent with this finding, we observed decreased eNOS expression and activity, but, by contrast, enhanced NOS3 transcription. Taken together, our data support the existence of regulatory post-transcriptional mechanisms modulated by cellular methylation potential leading to impaired NO production by cultured human endothelial cells. As such, our conclusions may have implications for the HHcy-mediated reductions in NO bioavailability and endothelial dysfunction.
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- M Barroso
- Research Institute for Medicines and Pharmaceutical Sciences (iMed.UL), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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