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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is often reduced in cystic fibrosis (CF). FENO at different expiratory flows can provide an indication of the site of nitric oxide production. The aim of this study was to examine whether NO parameters are related to overall (FEV(1)) or peripheral (lung clearance index, LCI, measured by multiple breath SF(6) washout) airway function and systemic inflammation in CF. Secondary aim was to compare alveolar NO and bronchial NO flux calculated by two different mathematical models, a linear and a nonlinear method. Thirty-five healthy and 45 CF children were recruited. FENO at 50 ml/sec (FENO(50)) and bronchial NO flux were lower in CF than controls, 9.5 (2.7-38.8) (median (range)) versus 12.4 (5.2-40.1) ppb, P = 0.029, and 391 (97-1772) versus 578 (123-1993) (pl/sec), P = 0.036, respectively. No difference in alveolar NO was shown. The nonlinear method resulted in lower alveolar NO and higher bronchial flux, than the linear method, but the result was closely correlated in both groups. LCI was higher in CF than controls, 8.4 (6.5-12.9) versus 5.9 (5.1-7.8), P < 0.001. FENO(50) was negatively correlated with LCI (r = -0.43; P = 0.003) and positively correlated with FEV(1) (r = 0.42, P = 0.004) in CF. Alveolar NO correlated negatively with inflammatory markers: orosomucoid (r = -0.42, P = 0.005), platelets (r = -0.50, P < 0.001) and white blood cell count (r = -0.48, P = 0.001). In conclusion, FENO(50) and bronchial NO flux are reduced in young CF subjects and low FENO(50) is associated with overall and small airway obstruction. NO parameters derived from the different models were closely related but the values differed slightly.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1099-0496
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Breath Tests, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Bronchi, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Child, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Cystic Fibrosis, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Forced Expiratory Volume, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Leukocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Models, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Orosomucoid, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Platelet Count, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Pulmonary Alveoli, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Sulfur Hexafluoride, pubmed-meshheading:20146368-Total Lung Capacity
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Low levels of exhaled nitric oxide are associated with impaired lung function in cystic fibrosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. christina.keen@telia.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't