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Section 1: Basic Processes at the Cellular Levels
Chapter 1 - Arginine uptake by cells - Geoffrey P. Candy and Marietha J. Nel
Chapter 2 - L-arginine and the expression of HSP70 and p-53 proteins - Agnieszka Pedrycz and Victor R. Preedy
Chapter 3 - AMP-activated protein kinase and L-arginine - Srinidi Mohan
Chapter 4 - Amidine-based compounds affecting arginine metabolism - Cristina Maccallini, Marialuigia Fantacuzzi and Rosa Amoroso
Chapter 5 - Oxy- and sulfoanalogues of L-arginine - Tatyana Dzimbova and Tamara Pajpanova
Chapter 6 - Regulation of expression and activity of L-arginine transporters by nutrients and hormones: A focus in transcriptional mechanisms regulated by glucose and insulin - Marcelo González
Chapter 7 - Arginine, pancreatic beta cell function and diabetes: mechanisms of stimulated insulin release and pathways of metabolism - Philip Newsholme, Kevin N. Keane, Mina Elahy and Vinicius Fernandes Cruzat
Chapter 8 - Erythrocytes by-products of arginine catabolism - Martha Lucinda Contreras-Zentella and Rolando Hernández-Muñoz
Section 2: Arginine Metabolism and Functions
Chapter 9 - Arginine synthesis from enteral proline - Christopher Tomlinson, Ronald O. Ball and Paul B. Pencharz
Chapter 10 - Arginine and macrophages: role in classical and alternative activation
- Jorge Lloberas, Manuel Modolell and Antonio Celada
Chapter 11 - Arginine and TNF alpha production in macrophages: a focus on metabolism, ageing, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes - Charlotte Breuillard, Christophe Moinard and Marie-Chantal Farges
Chapter 12 - Arginine metabolism impairment during sepsis and diseases: causes and consequences - Christophe Moinard, Charlotte Breuillard and Christine Charrueau
Chapter 13 - Use of arginine with Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH) and the endocrine response - Giulia Brigante and Vincenzo Rochira
Chapter 14 - Serum arginase in healthy subjects and nitric oxide - Keiki Ogino and Kei Takemoto
Section 3: Arginine Status in Cells Related to Organ Damage and Disease
Chapter 15 - Protein Arginine Methylation of RNA-binding Proteins and Their Impact on Human Diseases - Michael C. Yu and Christopher A. Jackson
Chapter 16 - DNA-arginine adducts and implications in disease - Haseeb Ahsan
Chapter 17 - Homoarginine and L-arginine: Glycine amidinotransferase in stroke - Chi-un Choe, Edzard Schwedhelm and Dorothee Atzler
Chapter 18 - The L-arginine/asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) ratio in health and disease: an overview - Murat Celik and Hilmi Umut Unal
Chapter 19 - Arginine and its transporters in colorectal cancer - Bingguan Chen, Weimin Wang, Kang Ding, Junchen Wang, Peng Gao, Guowang Xu and Hai Hu
Chapter 20 - Arginine Uptake a
About the Author: Vinood B. Patel, BSc, PhD, FRSC
University of Westminster
Faculty of Science & Technology
Department of Biomedical Sciences
London, United Kingdom
Victor R. Preedy, BSc, PhD, DSc
Professor
King's College London
Dept Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutritional Sciences Division
School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Franklin-Wilkins Building
London, United Kingdom
Rajkumar Rajendram, AKC, BSc (Hons), MBBS (Dist), MRCP (UK), FRCA, EDIC, FFICM
Nutritional Sciences Research Division
Faculty of Life Science and Medicine
King's College London
Franklin-Wilkins Building
London, United Kingdom
