Search results for "Asymmetric dimethylarginine"

Elevated levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine in chronic heart failure: a pathophysiologic link between oxygen radical load and impaired vasodilator…

2010

Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide-dependent vasodilation. In 113 patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and 26 controls, ADMA level was studied in relation to peripheral blood flow and vasodilator capacity. Further, the effects of allopurinol on concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and ADMA and peripheral vasodilator capacity were tested in a double-blind design. ADMA level was found to be elevated in CHF patients as compared with controls and increased in parallel with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class and exercise capacity (all P < 0.0001). The level of ADMA predicted resting blood flow (P < 0.05) and postischemic vasodilator…

Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with acute myocardial infarction

2006

We sought to investigate the association between increased levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, and total plasma homocysteinemia (tHcy) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).In 138 patients hospitalized for AMI24 h on admission, serum levels of ADMA, its symmetric stereoisomer (SDMA) and tHcy were measured.ADMA was positively associated with SDMA (p0.001) and tHcy (p=0.03) but not with estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR, p=0.96), while tHcy strongly correlated with eGFR (p=0.002) and SDMA (p0.001). By multiple linear regression, SDMA but not ADMA was independently associated with tHcy (p=0.005).Our findings sugges…

Impact of asymmetric dimethylarginine on mortality after acute myocardial infarction.

2008

Objective— Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthases. From a prospective cohort of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), we aimed to analyze the predictive value of circulating ADMA concentrations on prognosis. Methods and Results— Blood samples from 249 consecutive patients hospitalized for acute MI &lt;24 hours were taken on admission. Serum levels of ADMA and its stereoisomer, symmetrical dimethylarginine (SDMA), were determined using high-performance liquid chromatography. The independent predictors of ADMA were glomerular filtration rate, female sex, and SDMA ( R 2 =0. 25). Baseline ADMA levels were higher in p…

Decreased plasma soluble RAGE in patients with hypercholesterolemia: Effects of statins

2007

The receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) is overexpressed at sites of vascular pathology. A soluble RAGE isoform (sRAGE) neutralizes the ligand-mediated damage by acting as a decoy. We hypothesized that in hypercholesterolemia up-regulation of the ligand-RAGE axis may bridge impairment of nitric oxide biosynthesis with oxidative stress. We measured in 60 hypercholesterolemic patients and 20 controls plasma total sRAGE levels, urinary 8-iso-prostaglandin (PG) F(2alpha) excretion, and plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA). The effects of two structurally different statins (pravastatin and atorvastatin) on these parameters were analyzed in 20 hypercholesterolemic su…

Nitric oxide synthase inhibition and oxidative stress in cardiovascular diseases: Possible therapeutic targets?

2013

International audience; Nitric oxide (• NO) is synthetized enzymatically from L-arginine (L-Arg) by three NO synthase isoforms, iNOS, eNOS and nNOS. The synthesis of NO is selectively inhibited by guanidino-substituted analogs of L-Arg or methylarginines such as asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), which results from protein degradation in cells. Many disease states, including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, are associated with increased plasma levels of ADMA. The N-terminal catalytic domain of these NOS isoforms binds the heme prosthetic group as well as the redox cofactor, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH 4) associated with a regulatory protein, calmodulin (CaM). The enzymatic activity of NOS…

Atrial fibrillation is associated with a marker of endothelial function and oxidative stress in patients with acute myocardial infarction

2016

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Iron metabolism markers and l-arginine derivatives in coronary artery disease : highlighting, assessment and role of oxidative stress in acute myocar…

2015

Myocardial infarction (MI) is mostly caused by complications of atherosclerosis, whose the development would be initiated by a dysfunction of the vascular endothelium, characterized by an inflammatory condition and oxidative stress.In this pathogenesis, iron interacts at different levels and also has a major role in the development of endothelial dysfunction. Hepcidin and erythroferrone (discovered earlier as the myonectin/CTRP 15) participate in a major way in regulating certain stages of iron metabolism.Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a marker of endothelial dysfunction is associated with most cardiovascular risk factors. Symmetrical dimethyl-arginine (SDMA), its stereoisomer, has an …

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of statins on plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine concentrations

2015

0134 : Atrial fibrillation is associated with a marker of endothelial function and oxidative stress in patients with acute myocardial infarction

2016

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) e48 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 wit…

0127: Atrial fibrillation is associated with a marker of endothelial function and oxidative stress in patients with acute myocardial infarction

2016

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 wit…