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L-Arginine Inhibits Balloon Catheter-Induced Intimal Hyperplasia

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L-arginine administration from 2 days prior to and 2 weeks following catheter-induced injury to the rabbit thoracic aorta attenuated the development of intimal hyperplasia by 39% as compared with untreated controls, suggesting that the mechanism for this effect is the conversion of L- arginine to nitric oxide.
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This article is published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.The article was published on 1993-05-28. It has received 227 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Intimal hyperplasia & Balloon catheter.

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The Intima: Soil for Atherosclerosis and Restenosis

TL;DR: The developmental origins of the intima are discussed and it is suggested that the arterial intima is a distinct tissue with a long and …
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Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies related to nitric oxide.

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- 01 Oct 1995 - 
TL;DR: A brief overview will discuss some possible interventions in the L‐arginine:NO pathway and the potential benefits as well as undesirable side effects that might arise from them.
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Nitric oxide synthase: role in the genesis of vascular disease.

TL;DR: Insights into the mechanisms by which NO production or activity is altered in these states will lead to new therapeutic strategies in the treatment of a number of vascular disorders, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, restenosis, and thrombosis.
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The vascular protective effects of estrogen.

TL;DR: Like other steroids, the effect of estrogen on the vessel wall has a rapid nongenomic component involving membrane phenomena, such as alteration of membrane ionic permeability and activation of membrane‐bound enzymes, as well as the classical genomic effect involving estrogen receptor activation and gene expression.
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Does ADMA cause endothelial dysfunction

TL;DR: Plasma levels of this inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase are elevated in patients with atherosclerosis and in those with risk factors for Atherosclerosis, suggesting that ADMA may be a novel risk factor for vascular disease.
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