2007
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00129806
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Severity of scleroderma lung disease is related to alveolar concentration of nitric oxide

Abstract: The alveolar concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (CA,NO) is increased in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), but whether this increase is related to the severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in SSc has not yet been investigated.In total, 58 SSc patients prospectively underwent pulmonary function tests (PFTs), echocardiogram and fibrosis scoring on pulmonary computed tomography (CT). Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence (or not) of ILD. Measurements of CA,NOwere assessed i… Show more

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“…Elevated alveolar concentrations of NO have been a consistent finding in SSc. 17,30,31 Tiev et al 30 reported median CA NO values of 7.5, 4.9, and 2.0 ppb in SSc-ILD, SSc without ILD, and healthy controls, respectively. These investigators also showed an association with subsequent decrease in pulmonary function, 33 the presence of alveolitis defined by bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cellular differential, 34 and the clinical response to cyclophosphamide therapy, 35 suggesting that CA NO reflects alveolar inflammation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Elevated alveolar concentrations of NO have been a consistent finding in SSc. 17,30,31 Tiev et al 30 reported median CA NO values of 7.5, 4.9, and 2.0 ppb in SSc-ILD, SSc without ILD, and healthy controls, respectively. These investigators also showed an association with subsequent decrease in pulmonary function, 33 the presence of alveolitis defined by bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cellular differential, 34 and the clinical response to cyclophosphamide therapy, 35 suggesting that CA NO reflects alveolar inflammation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Currently, several biological markers, such as neutrophilic alveolitis surfactant A and D [14], or cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor-a [15], and chemokines, such as interleukin-8 [16] and CCL2 [16][17][18], and alveolar concentration of nitric oxide [19,20], have been shown to be associated with the severity of ILD in SSc. Nevertheless, for each biomarker, long-term follow-up studies showing relevant prognostic value for progression are lacking.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Variations of this method have since been used by several groups in patients with SSc [7,[26][27][28][29][30][31]. Ooi et al [29] evaluated correlation between HRCT findings and clinical markers of disease activity.…”
Section: Semi-quantitative Scoringmentioning
confidence: 99%