The emerging role of arginase in endothelial dysfunction in diabetes

J Pernow, C Jung - Current vascular pharmacology, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease due to
increased vascular inflammatory and oxidative stress favouring atherogenesis. Endothelial …

Improvement in endothelial function in cardiovascular disease-Is arginase the target?

A Mahdi, O Kövamees, J Pernow - International journal of cardiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Endothelial dysfunction represents an early change in the vascular wall in areas prone to
atherosclerotic plaque formation and is present in association with several risk factors for …

Arginase as a potential target in the treatment of cardiovascular disease: reversal of arginine steal?

J Pernow, C Jung - Cardiovascular research, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Functional integrity of the vascular endothelium is of fundamental importance for normal
vascular function. A key factor regulating endothelial function is the bioavailability of nitric …

Selective up-regulation of arginase-1 in coronary arteries of diabetic patients

Z Bagi, A Feher, H Dou, Z Broskova - Frontiers in immunology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death in the Western societies.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the highly prevalent diseases, which remarkably …

Amino acid metabolism reflecting arginase activity is increased in patients with type 2 diabetes and associated with endothelial dysfunction

O Kövamees, A Shemyakin… - Diabetes and vascular …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Endothelial dysfunction contributes to the development of vascular
complication in diabetes. Arginase has emerged as a key mechanism behind endothelial …

Endothelial arginase: a new target in atherosclerosis

Z Yang, XF Ming - Current hypertension reports, 2006 - Springer
Decreased endothelial nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability as it relates to endothelial dysfunction
plays an important role in various cardiovascular disorders, including atherosclerosis …

Arginase inhibition improves endothelial function in patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus

A Shemyakin, O Kövamees, A Rafnsson, F Böhm… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in the early development of
atherosclerosis and vascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Increased …

Arginase promotes skeletal muscle arteriolar endothelial dysfunction in diabetic rats

FK Johnson, RA Johnson, KJ Peyton… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Endothelial dysfunction is a characteristic feature in diabetes that contributes to the
development of vascular disease. Recently, arginase has been implicated in triggering …

Obesity-induced vascular dysfunction and arterial stiffening requires endothelial cell arginase 1

A Bhatta, L Yao, Z Xu, HA Toque, J Chen… - Cardiovascular …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims Elevation of arginase activity has been linked to vascular dysfunction in diabetes and
hypertension by a mechanism involving decreased nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability due to L …

Development of novel arginase inhibitors for therapy of endothelial dysfunction

J Steppan, D Nyhan, DE Berkowitz - Frontiers in immunology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Endothelial dysfunction and resulting vascular pathology have been identified as an early
hallmark of multiple diseases, including diabetes mellitus. One of the major contributors to …