Helicobacter pylori Eradication Lowers Serum Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Levels

• Main Authors: Selim Aydemir (Author), Hacı Eren (Author), Ishak Ozel Tekin (Author), Ferda Akbay Harmandar (Author), Nejat Demircan (Author), Mehmet Cabuk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Microbial pathogens, one of them is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), have frequently been implicated in the atherogenesis. Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) is synthesized from L-arginine by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and plays a pivotal role in the regulation of vascular tone. As...