Papers by Dimitrios Tsikas
Pharmacological research : the official journal of the Italian Pharmacological Society, Jan 7, 2015
The present study describes the effects of atorvastatin on whole body synthesis of nitric oxide (... more The present study describes the effects of atorvastatin on whole body synthesis of nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin (PGI2), and thromboxane A2 (TxA2), on oxidative stress and nitrite/nitrate-related renal carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled parallel-group trial (the DALI study group) on 217 patients with T2DM and dyslipidemia was performed. Urinary samples were collected before and after administration of a standard dose (10mg/d, n=73), a maximal dose atorvastatin (80mg/d, n=72) or placebo (n=72) for 30 weeks. Urinary nitrite and nitrate were measured to assess whole body NO synthesis. The urinary molar ratio of nitrate to nitrite (UNOxR) served as a measure of renal CA activity. Free radical- and cyclooxygenase (COX)-catalyzed lipid peroxidation was estimated by measuring urinary 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α (8-iso-PGF2α). In subgroups, systemic PGI2 and TxA2 synthesis was assessed by measuring ...
Casein Compared with Whey Proteins Affects the Organization of Dietary Fat during Digestion and Attenuates the Postprandial Triglyceride Response to a Mixed High-Fat Meal in Healthy, Overweight Men
The Journal of nutrition, Jan 21, 2015
Postprandial lipemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The potential impacts of the ty... more Postprandial lipemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The potential impacts of the type/nature of dietary protein on postprandial lipemia and associated dysregulations have been insufficiently investigated. We investigated the postprandial effect of including in a high-fat meal some milk protein fractions that markedly differ in their physicochemical properties and composition [either casein (CAS), whey protein (WHE), or α-lactalbumin-enriched whey protein (LAC)]. The protein fractions were incorporated as 15% energy in a high-fat meal in a 3-period, crossover postprandial study of 10 healthy overweight men with an elevated waist circumference (>94 cm). We measured postprandial changes in plasma lipids, amino acids, glucose, and oxidative stress markers, vascular function (using pulse contour analysis), and low-grade inflammation (using plasma markers). We also characterized in vitro the meal structures, including the size of the fat globule, and possible changes duri...
Journal of Chromatography B
Measurement of S-nitrosoalbumin by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry III. Quantitative determi... more Measurement of S-nitrosoalbumin by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry III. Quantitative determination in human plasma after specific 21 conversion of the S-nitroso group to nitrite by cysteine and Cu via intermediate formation of S-nitrosocysteine and nitric oxide
Effekt der COX-2 Inhibitoren Celecoxib, Etoricoxib und Rofecoxib auf oxidativen Stress, NAD(P)H Oxidase Aktivität und NO-Produktion in Endothelzellen
Journal of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Context and Objective: Impaired nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and low levels of circulating e... more Context and Objective: Impaired nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and low levels of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) are correlated to an increased risk for development of cardiovascular diseases. We investigated whether improved systemic NO bioavailability and increased levels of EPC after GH treatment are related and mediated by the IGF-I.
Cardiovascular Research
Objectives: Hyperhomocyst(e)inemia is a risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease, and it ... more Objectives: Hyperhomocyst(e)inemia is a risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease, and it is associated with endothelial dysfunction. Mechanisms responsible for endothelial dysfunction in hyperhomocyst(e)inemia may involve impaired bioavailability of NO, possibly secondary to accumulation of the endogenous NO synthase inhibitor asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and increased oxidative stress. We investigated whether oral treatment with B vitamins or L-arginine normalizes endothelium-dependent, flow-dependent vasodilation (FDD) in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) and hyperhomocyst(e)inemia. Methods: 27 patients with PAOD and hyperhomocyst(e)inemia were assigned to oral treatment with combined B vitamins (folate, 10 mg; vitamin B-12, 200 mg; vitamin B-6, 20 mg / day), L-arginine (24 g / day) or placebo, for 8 weeks in a double-blind fashion. FDD was determined by high-resolution ultrasound in the radial artery. Results: Vitamin B supplementation significantly lowered plasma homocyst(e)ine concentration from 15.861.8 to 8.761.1 mmol / l (P,0.01). However, B vitamins had no significant effect on FDD (baseline, 7.860.7%, B vitamins, 8.360.9%, placebo 8.960.7%; P5n.s.). In contrast, L-arginine treatment did not affect homocyst(e)ine levels, but significantly improved FDD (10.260.2%), probably by antagonizing the impact of elevated ADMA concentration (3.860.3 mmol / l) and reducing the oxidative stress by lowering urinary 8-iso-prostaglandin F (baseline, 76.367.1 vs. 62.768.3 pmol / mmol creatinine after 8 weeks). 2a
COL4 nephropathy and nowhere did we claim that we were reporting secondary FSGS in COL4 nephropat... more COL4 nephropathy and nowhere did we claim that we were reporting secondary FSGS in COL4 nephropathy for the first time. Rather, we simply stated that our report is on COL4A3/ A4 variants in a cohort of patients with a primary diagnosis of familial FSGS. We believe that this observation is important because (1) it has implications for the approach to clinical management of patients with FSGS and finding new genes for familial FSGS and (2) as rightly stated in your letter and the accompanying commentary to our paper, 8 our observation as well as yours and other investigators extend the spectrum of phenotype associated with collagenopathies and emphasize the need for new classification of glomerular diseases that will integrate clinical, morphologic, and genomic findings.
Helicobacter pylori produces histamine and spermidine
Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
The mechanism by which Helicobacter pylori associates with the development of upper gastrointesti... more The mechanism by which Helicobacter pylori associates with the development of upper gastrointestinal diseases is still not well understood. Toxic metabolites of H. pylori are discussed as possible factors. We were interested to investigate, whether biogenic amines might be involved. Ten monocultures of H. pylori from the antrum of patients with H. pylori associated diseases were analyzed for the content of the biogenic amine histamine. The bacteria were isolated on Columbia blood agar with Skirrow's supplement in a microaerophilic environment. After three passages onto fresh agar plates the bacteria were harvested in their sonicated suspensions analyzed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). From the HPLC analysis, histamine was found in six cultures. Analysis with GC-MS, however, revealed the presence of histamine in all the cultures (0.1-1.63 nmol histamine/10(8) bacteria). Additionally to histamine, all cultures were found to contain spermidine in concentrations of 0.010-7.912 nmol/10(8) bacteria. It is discussed that histamine produced by H. pylori may be involved in the pathogenesis of H. pylori associated gastrointestinal diseases.
N-(3-Chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)-valine in blood as haemoglobin adduct of epichlorohydrin [Biomonitoring Methods, 2013]
Chronic dietary supplementation with L-arginine inhibits platelet aggregation and thromboxane A2 synthesis in hypercholesterolaemic rabbits in vivo
Cardiovascular Research
L-arginine exerts anti-atherosclerotic effects in hypercholesterolaemic rabbits via modulating en... more L-arginine exerts anti-atherosclerotic effects in hypercholesterolaemic rabbits via modulating endogenous NO production. We investigated whether L-arginine inhibits thromboxane formation in vivo and platelet aggregation ex vivo in this animal model. The urinary excretion rates of 2,3-dinor-6-keto-PGF1 alpha (major urinary metabolite of PGI2) and 2,3-dinor-TXB2 (major urinary metabolite of thromboxane A2) were used as indicators of platelet-endothelial cell interactions in vivo. Rabbits were fed 1% cholesterol (Cholesterol group, N = 8), 1% cholesterol plus 2.25% L-arginine (Cholesterol + L-arginine, N = 8), or normal rabbit chow (Control, N = 4) for 12 weeks. Urine samples were collected in weekly intervals. At the end of the study period platelet aggregation ex vivo and endothelium-dependent and -independent vascular function of isolated aortic rings in vitro was assessed. Urinary 2,3-dinor-TXB2 excretion significantly increased in the cholesterol group (p < 0.05), and endogenou...
Objectives: Hyperhomocyst(e)inemia is a risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease, and it ... more Objectives: Hyperhomocyst(e)inemia is a risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease, and it is associated with endothelial dysfunction. Mechanisms responsible for endothelial dysfunction in hyperhomocyst(e)inemia may involve impaired bioavailability of NO, possibly secondary to accumulation of the endogenous NO synthase inhibitor asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and increased oxidative stress. We investigated whether oral treatment with B vitamins or L-arginine normalizes endothelium-dependent, flow-dependent
The effects of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy on sympathetic skin response
Maturitas
To determine the effects of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy on &#39;sympathetic sk... more To determine the effects of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy on &#39;sympathetic skin response&#39; test which is one of the tests to evaluate autonomic functions. Sixty postmenopausal women, 30 of whom taking hormone replacement therapy and the remaining 30 without hormone replacement therapy, were enrolled in this study. Sympathetic skin responses were recorded in each subject by Medelec Premiere electromyograph. Latency and amplitude of sympathetic skin response and area under the negative component of sympathetic skin response were measured and the groups were compared statistically regarding these results. Latency values of the groups were not significantly different, whilst the difference between the sympathetic skin response amplitudes of the groups, as well as the difference between the measurements of area under the negative component of sympathetic skin response of the groups were statistically significant. The results of the current study seem to indicate that estrogen has a significant inhibitory effect on the sympathetic neuron pool at the spinal cord level.
Die Bedeutung von Stickstoffmonoxid (NO) und Kohlenmonoxid (CO) für den Proliferationsprozess adulter primärkultivierter Ratten-Hepatozyten
Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
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Journal of Chromatography B
In healthy human subjects, less than 0.2% of l-arginine is converted to l-citrulline and nitric o... more In healthy human subjects, less than 0.2% of l-arginine is converted to l-citrulline and nitric oxide (NO) by NO synthases (NOS), a metabolic pathway present in all cell types. Assessment of NOS activity in vitro and in vivo by measuring l-citrulline or NO is difficult. l-citrulline is formed from l-arginine to a much higher extent by other pathways including the urea cycle. Furthermore, NO is a very short-lived gaseous molecule and is oxidized to nitrite and nitrate which are ubiquitous. In fact, nitrite and nitrate are also derived from food and air and are major laboratory contaminants. Further, NOS (in the uncoupled state) are also able to produce superoxide in addition and/or instead of l-citrulline and NO. The difficulties of NOS assays based on l-citrulline and NO measurement can only in part be overcome by sophisticated techniques including use of radio-labeled (3H or 14C) and stable-isotope labeled (15N2 at the guanidine group) l-arginine analogs as substrates for NOS and m...
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