title: [Cardiovascular effects of arginine and nitric oxide].
abstract: Amino acids are an unusual chemical category because they are endowed with alimentary properties, but at the same time they may determine typical pharmacologic responses in some circumstances. These facts were responsible for the origin of modern pharmaconutrition, which has been using arginine for some time because of its beneficial impact on immune function, nitrogen anabolism and wound healing. The recent identification of its metabolite NO (nitric oxide), a powerful mediator related to a large number of physiologic and pathophysiologic phenomenons, has augmented the interest for this amino acid.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina da U.S.P.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Faintuch
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Faintuch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide; D001120:Arginine
vernacular_title: Efeitos cardiovasculares da arginina e do óxido nítrico.