Uncomplicated Type 1 Diabetes Is Associated with Increased Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Concentrations

Plasma Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) is Associated with Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Renal Function but Not Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Is Independently Associated with Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes

Background. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is associated with macrovascular disease and possibly with microangiopathy in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We tested the hypothesis that ADMA is related to diabetic retinopathy (DR) independently of macrovascular disease. Methods. This cross-sectional study included 127 T2DM patients selected to achieve equal distributions of patients with and without m...

Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is associated with retinopathy in type 2 diabetes.

D ecreased availability of nitric oxide (NO), which contributes to the development of diabetes vascular complications (1), is partially related to asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA). ADMA is an endogenous NO synthase inhibitor (2) and a competitive inhibitor of cellular L-arginine uptake (3). ADMA has been associated with atherosclerosis in nondiabetic populations (4) and with diabetic nephropa...

Is type 1 diabetes mellitus associated with ABO & Rh blood groups? A cross-sectional study

Background: This study was conducted to determine whether type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is associated with ABO & Rhesus (Rh) blood groups. Materials and Methods: This analytical cross sectional study was carried out on 77 patients suffering from T1DM and 96 healthy children less than 18 years old referring to Yazd Diabetes Research Center from April 2018 to May 2019. The ABO blood group and ...

Increased asymmetric dimethylarginine concentrations in stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Elevated concentrations of total homocysteine as well as of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in the blood have been reported to reflect an increased cardiovascular risk. ADMA is formed by endothelial cells and is an endogenous inhibitor of NO synthase. Earlier we have found that human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) produce homocysteine upon stimulation with mitogens concanavalin A,...