L-arginine infusion lowers blood pressure in children. J Pediatr 2001 Nov;139(5):747-9
Date
11/20/2001Pubmed ID
11713459DOI
10.1067/mpd.2001.118888Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0035196654 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 7 CitationsAbstract
Eleven children were studied during L-arginine infusion. Blood pressure decreased, and mean plasma L-arginine and L-citrulline increased compared with baseline levels. The change in blood pressure was inversely related to the change in plasma L-citrulline. These results suggest that L-arginine decreased blood pressure via increased nitric oxide production.
Author List
Nelin LD, Hoffman GMAuthor
George M. Hoffman MD Chief, Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentArginine
Blood Pressure
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Nitric Oxide