Provided herein are methods of treating a subject with
hyperammonemia or a
urea cycle disorder. The methods comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutic amount of a
glucagon signaling pathway inhibitor, such that
ammonia levels are lowered or that
amino acid metabolism enzymes are down-regulated, or a condition or
disease characterized by
hyperammonemia is mediated, or at least one symptom or complication associated with the condition or
disease is alleviated or reduced in severity. The
glucagon signaling pathway inhibitor can be a
small molecule inhibitor of the signaling pathway, an antisense inhibitor of the signaling pathway, shRNA, siRNA, a GCG neutralizing
monoclonal antibody, a GCGR
antagonist,
a peptide inhibitor of the signaling pathway, a DARPin, a Spiegelmer, an
aptamer, engineered Fn type-III domains, etc. The therapeutic methods are useful for treating a human suffering from
hyperammonemia or a
urea cycle disorder.