L-Arginine in Clinical Nutrition

Front Matter....Pages i-xxx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and l-Arginine....Pages 3-16
Amidine-Based Compounds Affecting l-Arginine Metabolism....Pages 17-29
Oxy- and Sulfoanalogues of l-Arginine....Pages 31-39
Regulation of Expression and Activity of l-Arginine Transporters by Nutrients and Hormones: A Focus in Transcriptional Mechanisms Regulated by Glucose and Insulin....Pages 41-53
Erythrocytes By-Products of l-Arginine Catabolism....Pages 55-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-83
Use of l-Arginine with Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) and the Endocrine Response....Pages 85-94
Serum l-Arginase in Healthy Subjects and Nitric Oxide....Pages 95-108
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Protein l-Arginine Methylation of RNA-Binding Proteins and Their Impact on Human Diseases....Pages 111-116
DNA–l-Arginine Adducts and Implications in Disease....Pages 117-129
Homoarginine and l-Arginine/Glycine Amidinotransferase in Stroke....Pages 131-144
The l-Arginine/Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) Ratio in Health and Disease: An Overview....Pages 145-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-174
Oral l-Arginine Supplementation in Young Males: Endocrinology, Metabolic, and Physiological Responses at Rest and During Exercise....Pages 175-185
Metabolic Precursors of l-Arginine Supplementation in Sports: A Focus on l-Citrulline and l-Ornithine....Pages 187-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-199
Dietary l-Arginine and Intestinal Recovery....Pages 201-212
Enteral and Parenteral l-Arginine Supplementation in Intestinal Ischaemia and Reperfusion Injury....Pages 213-223
Mucosal Protection by l-Arginine in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 225-238
Enteral l-Arginine and Necrotizing Enterocolitis....Pages 239-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-268
Oral l-Arginine Supplementation and Glucose Metabolism and Vascular Function....Pages 269-269
Beneficial Impact of Cod Protein, l-Arginine, and Other Amino Acids on Insulin Sensitivity....Pages 271-284
Obese Subjects and Supplemental l-Arginine....Pages 285-299
Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy and Usage of l-Arginine....Pages 301-310
Front Matter....Pages 311-318
Role of l-Arginine in Surgical Patients with Head and Neck Cancer....Pages 319-319
Front Matter....Pages 321-330
Use of l-Arginine and Glycine Supplementation to Reduce Radiotherapy Damage....Pages 331-342
Mechanisms of l-Arginine-Auxotrophic Response and Their Cancer Therapeutic Implications....Pages 343-352
The Role of l-Arginine in Wound Healing....Pages 353-367
Back Matter....Pages 369-380
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