Arginase: a multifaceted enzyme important in health and disease

RW Caldwell, PC Rodriguez, HA Toque… - Physiological …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The arginase enzyme developed in early life forms and was maintained during evolution. As
the last step in the urea cycle, arginase cleaves l-arginine to form urea and l-ornithine. The …

Targeting vascular (endothelial) dysfunction

A Daiber, S Steven, A Weber… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular diseases are major contributors to global deaths and disability‐adjusted life
years, with hypertension a significant risk factor for all causes of death. The endothelium that …

Arginase: shedding light on the mechanisms and opportunities in cardiovascular diseases

Z Li, L Wang, Y Ren, Y Huang, W Liu, Z Lv, L Qian… - Cell death …, 2022 - nature.com
Arginase, a binuclear manganese metalloenzyme in the urea, catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-
arginine to urea and L-ornithine. Both isoforms, arginase 1 and arginase 2 perform …

Angiogenic endothelial cell signaling in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure

R Gogiraju, ML Bochenek, K Schäfer - Frontiers in cardiovascular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Endothelial cells are, by number, one of the most abundant cell types in the heart and active
players in cardiac physiology and pathology. Coronary angiogenesis plays a vital role in …

Targeting epigenetics and non-coding RNAs in atherosclerosis: from mechanisms to therapeutics

S Xu, D Kamato, PJ Little, S Nakagawa… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis, the principal cause of cardiovascular death worldwide, is a pathological
disease characterized by fibro-proliferation, chronic inflammation, lipid accumulation, and …

Epigenetic changes in diabetes and cardiovascular risk

ST Keating, J Plutzky, A El-Osta - Circulation research, 2016 - ahajournals.org
Cardiovascular complications remain the leading causes of morbidity and premature
mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. Studies in humans and preclinical models …

Lamin A involvement in ageing processes

V Cenni, C Capanni, E Mattioli, E Schena… - Ageing Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lamin A, a main constituent of the nuclear lamina, is the major splicing product of the LMNA
gene, which also encodes lamin C, lamin A delta 10 and lamin C2. Involvement of lamin A in …

Nutrigenomics, the microbiome, and gene-environment interactions: new directions in cardiovascular disease research, prevention, and treatment: a scientific …

JF Ferguson, H Allayee, RE Gerszten… - Circulation …, 2016 - ahajournals.org
Cardiometabolic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and are strongly linked
to both genetic and nutritional factors. The field of nutrigenomics encompasses multiple …

Translational perspective on epigenetics in cardiovascular disease

P van der Harst, LJ de Windt, JC Chambers - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
A plethora of environmental and behavioral factors interact, resulting in changes in gene
expression and providing a basis for the development and progression of cardiovascular …

Epigenetic Modification in Coronary Atherosclerosis: JACC Review Topic of the Week

B Rizzacasa, F Amati, F Romeo, G Novelli… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - jacc.org
Coronary artery disease (CAD) and its major complication, acute myocardial infarction (AMI),
are the leading causes of disability and death worldwide. An individual's risk of develo** …