Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2022 Background: Dietary supplementation with L-arginine (Arg) has been shown to increase the volume of fetal fluids in gestating swine. Aquaporins (AQPs), known as water channel proteins, are essential for embryonic growth and development.
Cui Zhu +8 more
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Arginine metabolism: nitric oxide and beyond.
Biochemical Journal, 1998 Arginine is one of the most versatile amino acids in animal cells, serving as a precursor for the synthesis not only of proteins but also of nitric oxide, urea, polyamines, proline, glutamate, creatine and agmatine.
Guoyao Wu, S. Morris
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Estimation of genetic parameters for egg production traits in Japanese quail that selected for immune responses and fed different level of dietary L-arginine [PDF]
مجلة جامعة كركوك للعلوم الزراعية, 2023 This study was conducted in the fields of the Department of Animal Production - College of Agriculture at Kirkuk University for the period from 6/14/2021 to 7/30/2022.
Ahmed Shaker +2 more
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NMR Dynamics Investigation of Ligand-Induced Changes of Main and Side-Chain Arginine N-H’s in Human Phosphomevalonate Kinase [PDF]
, 2010 Phosphomevalonate kinase (PMK) catalyzes phosphoryl transfer from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to mevalonate 5-phosphate (M5P) on the pathway for synthesizing cholesterol and other isoprenoids.
Cai, Sheng +4 more
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Blood, 2020 Haematological and solid cancers catabolise the semi-essential amino acid arginine to drive cell proliferation. However, the resulting low arginine microenvironment also impairs chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) cell proliferation, limiting their
Livingstone Fultang +15 more
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L-arginine: A unique amino acid for improving depressed wound immune function following hemorrhage [PDF]
, 2002 Objective: To determine whether L-arginine has any salutary effects on wound immune cell function following trauma-hemorrhage. Background. Depressed wound immune function contributes to an increased incidence of wound infections following hemorrhage ...
Angele, Martin K. +7 more
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STAR Protocols, 2022 Summary: By their capacity to induce peripheral T cell tolerance, dendritic cells (DCs) present a promising target cell and therapeutic strategy for treatment of several autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS).
Andrea Vogel +3 more
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Long-term supplementation with a combination of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, arginine, and glutamine for pressure ulcer in sedentary older adults: a retrospective matched case-control study [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2023 Background Growing evidence suggests that beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB), arginine (Arg), and glutamine (Gln) positively affect wound recovery. This study investigated the effects of long-term administration of HMB/Arg/Gln on pressure ulcer (PU ...
Igor Kisil, Yuri Gimelfarb
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Arginase from kiwifruit: properties and seasonal variation [PDF]
, 1988 The in vitro activity of arginase (EC 3.5.3.1) was investigated in youngest-mature leaves and roots (1-3 mm diameter) of kiwifruit vines (Actinidia deliciosa var. deliciosa) during an annual growth cycle, and enzyme from root material partially purified.
Dwek, RA +9 more
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European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune status and disease resistance are impaired by arginine dietary supplementation [PDF]
, 2015 Infectious diseases and fish feeds management are probably the major expenses in the aquaculture business. Hence, it is a priority to define sustainable strategies which simultaneously avoid therapeutic procedures and reinforce fish immunity.
A Nomura +57 more
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