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TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.
INPUT: ['Proteinuria is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a mediator of endothelial dysfunction and is associated with proteinuria in CKD patients. Thus, ADMA can partially account for the increased risk of CVD in CKD patients presenting proteinuria. However, a causal relationship between proteinuria and ADMA remains to be demonstrated.', 'We first investigated whether and how proteinuria might increase ADMA levels in adriamycin (ADR)-treated rats. Next, we examined the effects of human serum albumin (HSA) on ADMA production by human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (RPTECs) cultured in vitro.', 'Proteinuria was associated with ADMA levels in ADR treated rats. Although ADR treatment did not affect the expression levels of the dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH)-1 or -2 enzymes that degrade ADMA, it significantly increased the expression levels of protein arginine methyltransferase-1 (PRMT-1) that facilitates the production of ADMA. HSA increased the generation of reactive oxygen species in RPTECs, which was blocked by the anti-oxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) or an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase. Furthermore, HSA increased ADMA generation by RPTECs in a dose- and time-dependent manner and induced gene expression of PRMT-1 but not DDAHs, which were also suppressed by NAC.'] Does proteinuria elevate asymmetric dimethylarginine levels via protein arginine methyltransferase-1 overexpression in a rat model of nephrotic syndrome?
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TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.
INPUT: ['Proteinuria is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a mediator of endothelial dysfunction and is associated with proteinuria in CKD patients. Thus, ADMA can partially account for the increased risk of CVD in CKD patients presenting proteinuria. However, a causal relationship between proteinuria and ADMA remains to be demonstrated.', 'We first investigated whether and how proteinuria might increase ADMA levels in adriamycin (ADR)-treated rats. Next, we examined the effects of human serum albumin (HSA) on ADMA production by human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (RPTECs) cultured in vitro.', 'Proteinuria was associated with ADMA levels in ADR treated rats. Although ADR treatment did not affect the expression levels of the dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH)-1 or -2 enzymes that degrade ADMA, it significantly increased the expression levels of protein arginine methyltransferase-1 (PRMT-1) that facilitates the production of ADMA. HSA increased the generation of reactive oxygen species in RPTECs, which was blocked by the anti-oxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) or an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase. Furthermore, HSA increased ADMA generation by RPTECs in a dose- and time-dependent manner and induced gene expression of PRMT-1 but not DDAHs, which were also suppressed by NAC.'] Does proteinuria elevate asymmetric dimethylarginine levels via protein arginine methyltransferase-1 overexpression in a rat model of nephrotic syndrome?
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