Piper sarmentosum Promotes Endothelial Nitric Oxide Production by Reducing Asymmetric Dimethylarginine in Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-Induced Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

• Main Authors: Uma Mahgesswary Sundar (Author), Azizah Ugusman (Author), Hui Kien Chua (Author), Jalifah Latip (Author), Amilia Aminuddin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). ADMA is degraded by dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH). Elevated levels of ADMA lead to reduction in nitric oxide (NO) production, which is linked to endothelial dysfunction and ath...