Open AccessTime course of asymmetric dimethylarginine and symmetric dimethylarginine levels after successful renal transplantation
Author(s) -
Kathleen Claes,
Bert Bammens,
Dirk Kuypers,
Björn Meijers,
Maarten Naesens,
Ben Sprangers,
Yves Vanrenterghem,
Evelyne Lerut,
Henriëtte de Loor,
Pieter Evenepoel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfu219
Subject(s) - asymmetric dimethylarginine , medicine , transplantation , kidney transplantation , endocrinology , arginine , biochemistry , chemistry , amino acid
Although renal transplantation (Tx) improves the outcome of patients with renal disease, cardiovascular (CV) risk remains high. Recently, it was demonstrated that asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels predict CV events and graft survival in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Little is known about the impact of renal Tx on the plasma levels of ADMA and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA). The present study aimed to define the time course of ADMA and SDMA after Tx.
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