Evidence that high-dose L-arginine may be inappropriate for use by diabetic patients as a prophylactic blocker of methylglyoxal glycation

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 692-696

  Tsai, Chin Hung ^a   Pan, Tai Long ^b   Lee, Ying Shiung ^c   Tai, Yen Kuang ^d   Liu, Tsan Zon ^b  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d YUAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glycation reaction; Methylglyoxal; Prophylactic blocker; Superoxide generation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; LUCIGENIN; METHYLGLYOXAL; OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ARGININE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLYCOSYLATION END PRODUCTS, ADVANCED; HUMANS; PYRUVALDEHYDE; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 4444257988     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079682     Document Type: Article

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