Oral L‐arginine administration attenuates postprandial endothelial dysfunction in young healthy males

Background: Endothelial dysfunction is considered the earliest stage of atherosclerosis. Postprandial phase is associated with a transient impairment of endothelial function concomitantly with the triglyceride‐rich lipoprotein increase. This phenomenon may be explained by the oxidative burden induced by triglyceride‐rich lipoproteins, reducing nitric oxide bioavailability.

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