L-Arginine in Clinical Nutrition

Section 1: Basic Processes at the Cellular Levels 1. The chemistry of arginine 2. Arginine biosynthesis in man 3. Arginine uptake by cells 4. Arginine methylation of RNA-binding proteins 5. Arginine methylation in cell signalling 6. The interaction of L-arginine with membranes 7. Arginine-rich peptides and their role on health and disease 8. NOS and arginine Section 2: Role of Arginine in Metabolism 9. L-arginine, as a nitric oxide precursor: fundamentals of metabolism 10. Arginine metabolism in human endothelial cells 11. Arginine synthesize from enteral proline in humans 12. L-Arginine metabolism and pathway in neonates 13. Arginine and TNFalpha production in peritoneal macrophages 14. The L-arginine/ dimethylarginine (ADMA) ratio in health and disease: an overview 15. Arginine and macrophages 16. Blood oxidative stress caused by arginine 17. Use of arginine with GHRH and the endocrine response 18. The protein arginine deiminases in metabolism Section 3: Role of Arginine in Cellular and Organ Damage 19. Arginine deficiency and impact at the cellular and molecular levels 20. The role of arginine methylation in DNA damage 21. DNA-arginine adducts and implications in disease 22. Harmful effects of enteral arginine in the post ischemic gut and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor 23. Arginine-depleting therapy in cancer 24. Arginine and asymmetric dimethylarginine in metabolism 25. The impact of infection and disease on amino acid levels : the position of arginine in relation to other amino acids 26. Reducing dietary arginine to aid depression 27. Arginine bioavailability ratios and cardiovascular mortality 28. Arginine levels in trauma patients 29. Arginine in gastric carcinogenesis