L-arginine enriched diet protects BB rats from type 1 diabetes

Background and aims: In the last years the intensive research showed that nitric oxide (NO) is not only a very much meaning bioactive signaling messenger in the heart circulation system, but it plays also a role in the case of the fight against infections and in the case of the controlling of the nervous system. As known L-arginine is the substrate for the synthesis of NO. Some years ago it has been reported that supplementation of L-arginine reduces atherosclerosis in rabbits and reduces the arterial pressure in hypertensive rats. Other authors suggested that exogenously administered L-arginine might improve th…