Low plasma levels of l-arginine, impaired intraplatelet nitric oxide and platelet hyperaggregability: Implications for cardiovascular disease in depressive patients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-192

  Pinto, Vivian Liane Mattos ^a   De Souza, Paula Fontoura Coelho ^a   Brunini, Tatiana Marlowe Cunha ^a   Oliveira, Monique Bezerra ^a   Moss, Monique Bandeira ^a   Siqueira, Mariana Alves De Sá ^a   Ferraz, Marcos Rochedo ^a   Mendes Ribeiro, Antônio Cláudio ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Cardiovascular disease; l arginine; Major depression; Nitric oxide; Platelets

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGINASE II; ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL LYSATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; UREA CYCLE;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; ARGININE; BLOOD PLATELETS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CYCLIC GMP; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLATELET AGGREGATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84862179665     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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