THE ROLE OF L-ARGININE IN HYPERTENSION AND NEPHROTOXICITY

Authors
KLAHR S
Citation
S. Klahr, THE ROLE OF L-ARGININE IN HYPERTENSION AND NEPHROTOXICITY, Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension, 7(5), 1998, pp. 547-550
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology","Peripheal Vascular Diseas
Journal title
Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension → ACNP
ISSN journal
10624821
Volume
7
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
547 - 550
Database
ISI
SICI code
1062-4821(1998)7:5<547:TROLIH>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway appears to play an important role in systemic hypertension, progressive renal disease, nephrotoxicity (l ead poisoning), inflammation and atherosclerosis, interactions of nitr ic oxide with other systems (renin-angiotensin, endothelins, eicosanoi ds, cytokines and other regulators of inflammation) have been describe d. These interactions may be important in disease states. Curr Opin Ne phrol Hypertens 7:547-550. (C) 1998 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.