title: The DDAH/ADMA/NOS pathway.
abstract: An increasing number of reports in the literature indicate that endogenously produced inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), particularly asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) regulate nitric oxide generation in numerous disease states. Two dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) enzymes metabolise ADMA. We and others have postulated that activity of DDAH is a key determinant of ADMA levels in vivo. This review summarises recent advances in the regulation and function of DDAH enzymes and its role in the regulation of nitric oxide generation.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, BHF Laboratories, Division of Medicine, University College London, 5 University Street, London, WC1E 6JJ, UK.
authors.forename: Cam T L
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Leiper
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vallance
mesh_terms: D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C018524:N,N-dimethylarginine; D001120:Arginine; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D000581:Amidohydrolases; C059999:dimethylargininase