[CAS NO. 1119-34-2]  L-Arginine HCl (L-Arg)

L-Arginine (0.3 mM, 30 minutes) supplementation do not induce any significant increases in the peak NO concentration at low level of native LDL. However, at native LDL concentrations from 60-130 mg cholesterol/dL, NO concentration is 2 times higher than before L-Arginine treatment in bovine aortic endothelial cells. L-Arginine (0.3 mM, 30 minutes) pretreatment results in a significant increase of NO production in n-LDL–treated cells as well as in oxidized -LDL–treated cells in bovine aortic endothelial cells. L-Arginine (0.3 mM, 30 minutes) does not increase O concentration at low nativeLDL concentrations but reduce O production by 50% when incubate with n-LDL at concentrations >40 mg cholesterol/dL in bovine aortic endothelial cells. L-Arginine (0.3 mM, 30 minutes) pretreatment completely abolishes O production at every oxidized LDL dosage in bovine aortic endothelial cells.