TY - JOUR
T1 - Agmatine
T2 - Clinical applications after 100 years in translation
AU - Piletz, John E.
AU - Aricioglu, Feyza
AU - Cheng, Juei Tang
AU - Fairbanks, Carolyn A.
AU - Gilad, Varda H.
AU - Haenisch, Britta
AU - Halaris, Angelos
AU - Hong, Samin
AU - Lee, Jong Eun
AU - Li, Jin
AU - Liu, Ping
AU - Molderings, Gerhard J.
AU - Rodrigues, Ana Lúcia S.
AU - Satriano, Joseph
AU - Seong, Gong Je
AU - Wilcox, George
AU - Wu, Ning
AU - Gilad, Gad M.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Agmatine (decarboxylated arginine) has been known as a natural product for over 100 years, but its biosynthesis in humans was left unexplored owing to long-standing controversy. Only recently has the demonstration of agmatine biosynthesis in mammals revived research, indicating its exceptional modulatory action at multiple molecular targets, including neurotransmitter systems, nitric oxide (NO) synthesis and polyamine metabolism, thus providing bases for broad therapeutic applications. This timely review, a concerted effort by 16 independent research groups, draws attention to the substantial preclinical and initial clinical evidence, and highlights challenges and opportunities, for the use of agmatine in treating a spectrum of complex diseases with unmet therapeutic needs, including diabetes mellitus, neurotrauma and neurodegenerative diseases, opioid addiction, mood disorders, cognitive disorders and cancer.
AB - Agmatine (decarboxylated arginine) has been known as a natural product for over 100 years, but its biosynthesis in humans was left unexplored owing to long-standing controversy. Only recently has the demonstration of agmatine biosynthesis in mammals revived research, indicating its exceptional modulatory action at multiple molecular targets, including neurotransmitter systems, nitric oxide (NO) synthesis and polyamine metabolism, thus providing bases for broad therapeutic applications. This timely review, a concerted effort by 16 independent research groups, draws attention to the substantial preclinical and initial clinical evidence, and highlights challenges and opportunities, for the use of agmatine in treating a spectrum of complex diseases with unmet therapeutic needs, including diabetes mellitus, neurotrauma and neurodegenerative diseases, opioid addiction, mood disorders, cognitive disorders and cancer.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.drudis.2013.05.017
DO - 10.1016/j.drudis.2013.05.017
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23769988
AN - SCOPUS:84883250892
SN - 1359-6446
VL - 18
SP - 880
EP - 893
JO - Drug Discovery Today
JF - Drug Discovery Today
IS - 17-18
ER -