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Is Homoarginine a Protective Cardiovascular Risk Factor? / Karetnikova, ES; Jarzebska, N; Markov, AG; Weiss, N; Lentz, SR.; Rodionov, RN.
In: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Vol. 39, No. 5, Q1, 05.2019, p. 869-875.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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T1 - Is Homoarginine a Protective Cardiovascular Risk Factor?
AU - Karetnikova, ES
AU - Jarzebska, N
AU - Markov, AG
AU - Weiss, N
AU - Lentz, SR.
AU - Rodionov, RN
PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - A series of recent epidemiological studies have implicated the endogenous nonproteinogenic amino acid l-homoarginine as a novel candidate cardiovascular risk factor. The association between homoarginine levels and the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes is inverse (ie, high cardiovascular risk is predicted by low rather than high homoarginine levels), which makes it plausible to normalize systemic homoarginine levels via oral supplementation. The emergence of homoarginine as a potentially treatable protective cardiovascular risk factor has generated a wave of hope in the field of cardiovascular prevention. Herein, we review the biochemistry, physiology, and metabolism of homoarginine, summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the epidemiological evidence linking homoarginine to cardiovascular disease and its potential protective cardiovascular effects, and identify priorities for future research needed to define the clinical utility of homoarginine as a prognostic factor and therapeutic target in cardiovascular disease.
AB - A series of recent epidemiological studies have implicated the endogenous nonproteinogenic amino acid l-homoarginine as a novel candidate cardiovascular risk factor. The association between homoarginine levels and the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes is inverse (ie, high cardiovascular risk is predicted by low rather than high homoarginine levels), which makes it plausible to normalize systemic homoarginine levels via oral supplementation. The emergence of homoarginine as a potentially treatable protective cardiovascular risk factor has generated a wave of hope in the field of cardiovascular prevention. Herein, we review the biochemistry, physiology, and metabolism of homoarginine, summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the epidemiological evidence linking homoarginine to cardiovascular disease and its potential protective cardiovascular effects, and identify priorities for future research needed to define the clinical utility of homoarginine as a prognostic factor and therapeutic target in cardiovascular disease.
KW - cardiovascular disease
KW - epidemiological studies
KW - homoarginine
KW - risk factor
KW - single nucleotide polymorphism
KW - MORTALITY
KW - SERUM ALKALINE-PHOSPHATASE
KW - POPULATION
KW - MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION
KW - ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYLARGININE
KW - ORAL L-ARGININE
KW - SUBSTRATE-SPECIFICITY
KW - PLASMA-CONCENTRATIONS
KW - DISEASE
KW - NITRIC-OXIDE
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UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/homoarginine-protective-cardiovascular-risk-factor
U2 - 10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.312218
DO - 10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.312218
M3 - Review article
VL - 39
SP - 869
EP - 875
JO - Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
JF - Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
SN - 1079-5642
IS - 5
M1 - Q1
ER -
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