The effect of n-3 fatty acids on levels of methylarginines in patients with end-stage renal disease
The effect of n-3 fatty acids on levels of methylarginines in patients with end-stage renal disease
J Nephrol 2010; 23(4): 459 - 464
Authors
My Svensson, Ole Frøbert, Erik B. Schmidt, Kaj A. Jørgensen, Ulf Simonsen, Jeppe H. Christensen
Abstract
Background: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have a very high mortality mainly caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD). It has been suggested that plasma concentrations of asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA), an endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, are markedly elevated in patients with ESRD. Elevation of ADMA is linked to CVD and an adverse prognosis. Supplementation with n-3 fatty acids has previously been shown to prevent CVD, but there is very little data regarding the effect of n-3 fatty acids on levels of ADMA. Methods: Patients with ESRD and documented CVD were randomized to treatment with 1.7 g of n-3 fatty acids (n=103, 34% women) or olive oil (n=103, 38% women) for three months. ADMA, symmetric dimethyl arginine (SDMA), L-arginine, and the relative content of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in serum phospholipids were measured before and after treatment. Results: ADMA was normally distributed with a mean value of 0.56±0.13 μmol/L (range 0.21-1.01) and only 14/206 (6.8 %) had elevated levels of ADMA. SDMA was generally elevated with a mean value of 1.88±0.64 μmol/L (range 0.67-4.56). Supplementation with n-3 fatty acids for three months did not change plasma levels of ADMA, SDMA or L-arginine. Conclusions: The present data do not support a beneficial effect of n-3 fatty acids on methylarginines in patients with ESRD.
Article History
- • Submitted on 5/29/2009
- • Accepted on 9/30/2009
- • Available online on 3/22/2010
- • Published in print on 7/9/2010
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Authors
- Svensson, My
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Department of Nephrology, Skejby Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus - Denmark
- Frøbert, Ole
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Department of Cardiology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro and Department of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus - Denmark
- Schmidt, Erik B.
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Department of Cardiology, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg - Denmark
- Jørgensen, Kaj A.
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Department of Nephrology, Skejby Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus - Denmark
- Simonsen, Ulf
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Department of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus - Denmark
- Christensen, Jeppe H.
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Department of Nephrology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg - Denmark
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