PMID: 8962569Dec 1, 1996Paper

Aging-associated endothelial dysfunction in humans is reversed by L-arginine

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
A ChauhanP M Schofield

Abstract

This study investigated the hypothesis that aging selectively impairs endothelium-dependent function, which may be reversible by administration of L-arginine. An impaired response to acetylcholine with aging has been demonstrated in humans. However, the mechanisms underlying this impaired response of the coronary microvasculature remain to be determined. We infused the endothelium-independent vasodilators papaverine and glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) and the endothelium-dependent vasodilator acetylcholine (1,3,10 and 30 micrograms/min) into the left coronary artery of 34 patients (27 to 73 years old) with atypical chest pain, negative exercise test results, completely normal findings on coronary angiography and no coronary risk factors. Coronary blood flow was measured with an intracoronary Doppler catheter. The papaverine and acetylcholine infusions were repeated in 14 patients (27 to 73 years old) after an intracoronary infusion of L-arginine (160 mumol/min for 20 min). There was a significant negative correlation between aging and the peak coronary blood flow response evoked by acetylcholine (r = -0.73, p < 0.0001). However, there was no correlation to papaverine (r = -0.04, p = 0.82) and GTN (r = -0.24, p = 0.17). The peak coron...Continue Reading

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