Oxidative stress and nitric oxide signaling related biomarkers in patients with pulmonary hypertension: a case control study

Abstract

BackgroundOxidative stress (OS) and reduced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability contribute to the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Whether there are associations between OS and NO signaling biomarkers and whether these biomarkers are associated with the severity of PH remain unclear.MethodsBlood samples were collected from 35 healthy controls and 35 patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, n = 12) or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH, n = 23). The mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI) were measured by right heart catheterization. We measured the derivative of reactive oxygen molecules (d-ROMs), biological antioxidant potential (BAP) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) by automatic biochemical analyzer, malondialdehyde (MDA) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The relationship between oxidative-antioxidative biomarkers and ADMA, as well as their association with pulmonary hemodynamics, were analyzed.ResultsCompared with age- and gender-matched controls, there was no significant difference of d-ROMs in PAH and CTEPH patients; MDA was increased in CTEPH patients (P = 0.034); BAP and SOD were decreased in PAH (P = 0.014, P < 0.001) and CTEPH patients (P = 0.015, P < 0.001); ADMA level was significantly higher in PAH (P = 0.007) and CTEPH patients (P < 0.001). No association between oxidative-antioxidative biomarkers and ADMA was found. Serum ADMA concentration was correlated with mPAP (r = 0.762, P = 0.006) and PVRI (r = 0.603, P = 0.038) in PAH patients.ConclusionsThe antioxidative potential and NO signaling are impaired in PAH and CTEPH. Increased serum ADMA level is associated with unfavorable pulmonary hemodynamics in PAH patients. Thus, ADMA may be useful in the severity evaluation and risk stratification of PAH.

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