Elevated levels of plasma symmetric dimethylarginine and increased arginase activity as potential indicators of cardiovascular comorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis
2018
Background
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). In RA, chronic inflammation may lead to endothelial dysfunction, an early indicator of CVD, owing to diminished nitric oxide (NO) production. Because l-arginine is the sole precursor of NO, we hypothesized that levels of l-arginine metabolic products reflecting NO metabolism are altered in patients with RA.
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