Uremic Solutes Database
Solute Details for Asymetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA)
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Base data
Name Asymetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA)
Molecular weight 202
Group Guanidine
Class Water-soluble
Added 16.09.2009
Reference Pubmed: 12675874
Submitted by Vanholder
Reviewed by Abou Deif

Normal concentrations (CN)
DateMean (+/-SD) (low Range - high Range)nReferenceSubmitted byReviewed byNotes
28.10.19970.07 (+/-0.02) mg/L7Serum levels of NG, NG-dimethyl-L-arg...Abou DeifArgiles
27.01.19990.20 (+/-0.06) mg/L6Hemodialysis hypotension: interaction...VanholderAbou Deif
21.06.20010.12 (+/-0.03) mg/L11Dimethylarginines in chronic renal fa...Abou DeifArgiles[2]
25.02.20020.28 (+/-0.14) mg/L16Marked increase of asymmetric dimethy...Abou DeifArgiles[2]
01.01.20150.07 (+/-0.03) mg/L22Asymmetric dimethyl arginine levels i...Abou DeifArgiles[2]
Grand mean0.15 (+/-0.08) (0.07-0.28) mg/L62
ANOVAF(4,57) = 20.30, p=0.00: Significant differences between group means.
DispersionL:0.07, M:0.15, H:0.28 : B - (Medium scatter: Considerable degree of uncertainty.)

Uremic concentrations (CU)
DateMean (+/-SD) (low Range - high Range)nReferenceSubmitted byReviewed byNotes
28.10.19970.12 (+/-0.04) mg/L19Serum levels of NG, NG-dimethyl-L-arg...Abou DeifArgiles
27.01.19991.60 (+/-1.20) (?-7.30) mg/L10Hemodialysis hypotension: interaction...VanholderAbou Deif
21.06.20010.19 (+/-0.05) mg/L17Dimethylarginines in chronic renal fa...Abou DeifArgiles[2]
25.02.20020.94 (+/-0.24) mg/L13Marked increase of asymmetric dimethy...Abou DeifArgiles[2]
15.12.20040.87 (+/-0.04) mg/L30Low dialysance of asymmetric dimethyl...Abou DeifArgiles
05.04.20060.33 (+/-0.02) mg/L20Pre-dilution on-line haemofiltration ...Abou DeifArgiles
08.01.20110.20 (+/-0.08) mg/L62Long-term effects of high-efficiency ...Abou DeifArgiles
01.01.20150.10 (+/-0.05) mg/L49Asymmetric dimethyl arginine levels i...Abou DeifArgiles[2]
Grand mean0.38 (+/-0.27) (0.10-7.30) mg/L220
ANOVAF(7,212) = 435.93, p=0.00: Significant differences between group means.
DispersionL:0.10, M:0.38, H:7.30 : D - (Wide scatter, even compared to median: Use with caution)

Relative increase (CU/CN) 2.60 times higher than the average normal concentration.

Pathological associations
DateCategoryReferenceComment
25.01.2002CardiovascularPlasma concentration of asymmetrical ...ADMA is a strong and independent predictor of overall mortality and cardiovascular outcome. Hypothesis: Accumulation of ADMA is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease in chronic renal failure.
18.02.2004CardiovascularCardiovascular effects of systemic ni...Systemic ADMA infusion is responsible for a short-term, modest decrease in cardiac output and decrease in effective renal plasma flow while increasing systemic vascular resistance and blood pressure.

Notes
2Units reported as mol/l transformed to g/l as C(g/l) = [C(mol/l) * molecular weight]