Dysregulation of the endothelial nitric oxide pathway is associated with airway inflammation in COPD

Autor: Balázs Csoma, András Bikov, Lajos Nagy, Bence Tóth, Tamás Tábi, Gergő Szűcs, Zsolt István Komlósi, Veronika Müller, György Losonczy, Zsófia Lázár
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Respiratory Research, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1465-993X
DOI: 10.1186/s12931-019-1133-8
Popis: Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is related to endothelial dysfunction and the impaired generation of nitric oxide (NO) from L-arginine by the endothelial NO synthase (eNOS). The relationship between eNOS dysfunctionality and airway inflammation is unknown. We assessed serum asymmetric and symmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA and SDMA) and nitrite/nitrate concentrations, indicators of eNOS function, in patients with COPD and correlated them with markers of inflammation. Methods We recruited 15 control smokers, 29 patients with stable and 32 patients with exacerbated COPD requiring hospitalization (20 of them were measured both at admission and discharge). Serum L-arginine, ADMA, SDMA, nitrite and nitrate were measured and correlated with airway inflammatory markers (fractional exhaled nitric oxide concentration - FENO, sputum nitrite and nitrate, sputum cellularity), serum C-reactive protein - CRP, white blood cell count, lung function and blood gases. ANOVA, t-tests and Pearson correlation were used (mean ± SD or geometric mean ± geometric SD for nitrite/nitrate). Results Serum L-arginine/ADMA, a marker of substrate availability for eNOS, was lower in stable (214 ± 58, p
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