Abstract:
:Endothelial metabolism of L-arginine to L-citrulline and the potent vasodilator, nitric oxide (NO), is important in the regulation of vascular tone and resting BP. L-arginine improves abnormal endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the setting of hypercholesterolemia and has a vasodilatory effect in normal vessels, effects presumed to be mediated through increased endogenous NO production, although this has not been established by direct measurement of NO. In a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, 10 healthy male subjects received a 30-min infusion of 0.5 g/kg L-arginine hydrochloride. Subjects underwent continuous monitoring of BP and heart rate (HR) as well as intermittent determination of mixed expired NO concentration and plasma L-arginine and L-citrulline levels. Infusion of L-arginine produced a significant fall in mean BP with a peak effect of -9.3 +/- 0.9% (p<0.005). The hemodynamic effects of L-arginine were associated with an increase in mixed expired NO concentration (FeNO) of 55 +/- 15% (p<0.005) from 15 +/- 2 to 21 +/- 3 parts per billion (ppb) and an increase in the rate of pulmonary NO excretion of 118 +/- 45% (p<0.005), as well as a rise in plasma L-citrulline from 25 +/- 4 to 46 +/- 5 micromol/l (p<0.005). There was a significant correlation between the hypotensive response to L-arginine and the increase in expired NO (r=-0.68, p<0.05). The hypotensive effect of L-arginine in humans appears to be mediated, at least in part, by NO synthase metabolism of L-arginine and increased endogenous NO production as indicated both by increased plasma L-citrulline and by increased expired NO.
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Chestjournal_title
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Mehta S,Stewart DJ,Levy RDdoi
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1996-06-01 00:00:00pages
1550-5issue
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1931-3543pii
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