The interaction of oxLDL with cells is mediated by several receptors. 2 Members of the
scavenger receptor family predominate in macrophages, 3 whereas endothelial cells mainly …

Arterial thrombosis is a common disease leading to severe ischemia beyond the obstructing
thrombus. Additionally, endothelial dysfunction at the site of thrombosis can be rescued by l …

Abstract Background and aims Arginase1 (Arg1), an M2 macrophage marker, plays a critical
role in a number of immunological functions in macrophages, which are the main cell type …

Aim Argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS) is essential for recycling L-citrulline, the by-product
of NO synthase (NOS), to the NOS substrate L-arginine. Here, we assessed whether …

Background There is great interest to understand causal pathophysiological correlation
between obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM). Vascular endothelial dysfunction is crucially …

Background: Recently, it was suggested that arginase (ARG) 1 plays an important role in
atherogenesis. However, because of its complex functions depending on vascular cell type …

Please cite this paper as: Wang, Hein, Zhang, Zawieja, Liao and Kuo (2011). Oxidized Low‐
Density Lipoprotein Inhibits Nitric Oxide‐Mediated Coronary Arteriolar Dilation by Up …

This special issue, entitled “the role of arginase in endothelial dysfunction,” assembles
original contributions (1–4), as well as timely reviews (5–12) broadly related to the …

Background—Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in the early development of
atherosclerosis and vascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Increased …

Endogenous NO synthase inhibitors (end-NOSIs) have been associated with cardiovascular
risk factors and atherosclerosis. In addition, end-NOSIs may directly cause hypertension …