Arginase: shedding light on the mechanisms and opportunities in cardiovascular diseases

Abstract Arginase, a binuclear manganese metalloenzyme in the urea, catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-arginine to urea and L-ornithine. Both isoforms, arginase 1 and arginase 2 perform significant roles in the regulation of cellular functions in cardiovascular system, such as senescence, apoptosis, prol...

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Main Authors: Zhuozhuo Li, Liwei Wang, Yuanyuan Ren, Yaoyao Huang, Wenxuan Liu, Ziwei Lv, Lu Qian, Yi Yu, Yuyan Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-10-01
Series:Cell Death Discovery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-022-01200-4