L-citrulline increases arginase II protein levels and arginase activity in hypoxic piglet pulmonary artery endothelial cells

The L-arginine precursor, L-citrulline, re-couples endothelial nitric oxide synthase, increases nitric oxide production, and ameliorates chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in newborn pigs. L-arginine can induce arginase, which, in turn, may diminish nitric oxide production. Our major pur...

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Main Authors: Matthew S. Douglass, Yongmei Zhang, Mark R. Kaplowitz, Candice D. Fike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-04-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20458940211006289