Effect of simvastatin, alpha-tocopherol and L-arginin on the endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitors, nitric oxide metabolites and thiols in hypercholesterolemic patients / Efeito da sinvastatina, alfa-tocoferol e L-arginina sobre os inibidores endógenos da óxido nítrico sintase, metabólitos do óxido nítrico e tióis em pacientes hipercolesterolêmicos

AUTOR(ES)
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2002

RESUMO

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sinvastatin, isolated and associated to α-tocopherol and to L-arginine, on the endogenous inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase, on nitric oxide metabolytes and thiols, in hypercholesterolemic patients. A group of 16 hypercholesterolemic patients were analysed, acconting to the protocol: a washout period (without medication) of 1 month, sinvastatin (20 mg/day) for 2 months; sinvastatin (20 mg/day) + α-tocopherol (400U/day) for 2 months; sinvastatin (20 mg/day) for 1 months (washout period), sinvastatin (20 mg/day) + L-arginine (7g/day) for 2 months. Sinvastatin significantly reduced the concentrations of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol, as well as the LDL-cholesterol/HDLcholesterol ratio. The treatment with sinvastatina, alone and associate to α-tocoferol, resulted in a reduction of RSNO concentration. The L-arginine associated with sinvastatin, increase the level of total cholesterol as compared with simvastatin alone. The plasma concentrations of a-tocopherol and Larginine did not increase following supplementation due to the large dispersion of the data obtained, even though the median plasma concentrations of L-arginine and a-tocopherol were elevated after supplementation. Treatment with simvastatin, alone or associated to L-arginine and a-tocopherol did not alter the concentrations of the endogenous inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (ADMA and SDMA), or that of nitric oxide metabolytes, total nitrotyrosine or the thiols analysed.

ASSUNTO(S)

endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitors biochemistry l-arginina sinvastatina hipercolesterolemia alpha-tocopherol metabólitos da óxido nítrico l-arginin tióis inibidores endógenos da óxido nítrico sintase nitric oxide metabolites nitrogenase (fisiologia) alfa-tocoferol thiols simvastatin bioquímica hypercholesterolemia

ACESSO AO ARTIGO

Documentos Relacionados