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Serra A, Jorge S, Silveira C, Moura J, Jubete E, Ochoteco E, Cabañero G, Grande H, Almeida M. Cooperative use of cytochrome cd1 nitrite reductase and its redox partner cytochrome c552 to improve the selectivity of nitrite biosensing. Anal Chim Acta 2011; 693:41-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Revised: 03/09/2011] [Accepted: 03/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nemec A, Jerin A, Zdovc I, Budefeld T, Verstraete FJM, Eržen D, Sentjurc M, Petelin M, Hitti T, Pavlica Z. Early systemic inflammatory response in mice after a single oral gavage with live Escherichia coli is evidenced by increased TNF-alpha and nitric oxide production. Res Vet Sci 2011; 92:401-7. [PMID: 21489584 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2010] [Revised: 11/27/2010] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Twenty-four female BALB/c mice were orally inoculated with 10(8) CFU Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 and euthanized 2.5, 7, 13 and 25 h post-inoculation. The levels of organ nitric oxide (NO) and plasma endotoxin, TNF-alpha and nitrite/nitrate (NO(x)) were compared to those found in sham-inoculated mice, to evaluate systemic host-response to a low-level oral exposure to Gram-negative bacteria. Organ bacterial culture and immunohistochemistry for iNOS were performed on lungs, liver, kidneys and brain from all mice. Organ NO and plasma TNF-alpha levels were higher in E. coli-inoculated animals, but no differences were detected in plasma endotoxin levels, NO(x) or iNOS immunostaining for any of the animal groups. Single oral gavage with live E. coli stimulates an early systemic immune response in clinically healthy mice as evidenced by increased plasma TNF-alpha and organ NO levels, but bacteremia and endotoxemia are not related to this inflammatory response.
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- Ana Nemec
- Veterinary Faculty Small Animal Clinic, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1115 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Álvares TS, Meirelles CM, Bhambhani YN, Paschoalin VM, Gomes PS. L-Arginine as a Potential Ergogenic Aid in Healthy Subjects. Sports Med 2011; 41:233-48. [DOI: 10.2165/11538590-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Antihypertensive effects exerted by enalapril in mild to moderate hypertension are not associated with changes in the circulating levels of nitric oxide-related markers. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2011; 67:365-370. [PMID: 21305271 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-011-1003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The antihypertensive effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) are explained, at least in part, by enhanced bradykinin-dependent nitric oxide (NO) formation and decreased angiotensin II-induced oxidative stress and vasoconstriction. We examined for the first time whether treatment with enalapril increases the plasma levels of markers of NO formation and decreases oxidative stress in mild to moderate hypertensive patients. METHODS Eighteen untreated hypertensive patients were treated with enalapril 10 mg/day (n=10) or 20 mg/day (n=8) for 60 days. Eighteen normotensive healthy controls were followed for the same period. Venous blood samples were collected at baseline and after 30/60 days of treatment with enalapril. Plasma NOx (nitrites + nitrates) concentrations were determined by using the Griess reaction. Plasma nitrite and whole blood nitrite concentrations were determined by using an ozone-based chemiluminescence assay. Plasma thiobarbituric acid-reactive species (TBARS) and 8-isoprostane concentrations were determined by a fluorimetric method and by ELISA, respectively. RESULTS Treatment with enalapril decreased blood pressure in hypertensive patients. However, we found no significant changes in plasma NOx, nitrite, whole blood nitrite, and in the levels of markers of oxidative stress in both normotensive controls and hypertensive patients treated with enalapril. CONCLUSIONS Our data show that enalapril 10-20 mg/day does not affect the concentrations of relevant markers of NO formation or markers of oxidative stress in mild to moderately hypertensive subjects, despite satisfactory blood pressure control. Our findings do not rule out the possibility that ACEi may produce such effects in more severely hypertensive patients treated with higher doses of ACEi.
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Almeida MG, Serra A, Silveira CM, Moura JJ. Nitrite biosensing via selective enzymes--a long but promising route. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2010; 10:11530-55. [PMID: 22163541 PMCID: PMC3231041 DOI: 10.3390/s101211530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2010] [Revised: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The last decades have witnessed a steady increase of the social and political awareness for the need of monitoring and controlling environmental and industrial processes. In the case of nitrite ion, due to its potential toxicity for human health, the European Union has recently implemented a number of rules to restrict its level in drinking waters and food products. Although several analytical protocols have been proposed for nitrite quantification, none of them enable a reliable and quick analysis of complex samples. An alternative approach relies on the construction of biosensing devices using stable enzymes, with both high activity and specificity for nitrite. In this paper we review the current state-of-the-art in the field of electrochemical and optical biosensors using nitrite reducing enzymes as biorecognition elements and discuss the opportunities and challenges in this emerging market.
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- M. Gabriela Almeida
- REQUIMTE—Departmento de Química, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia (UNL), 2829-516 Monte Caparica, Portugal; E-Mails: (A.S.); (C.M.S.); (J.J.G.M.)
- Escola Superior de Saude Egas Moniz, Campus Universitario, Quinta da Granja, 2829-511 Monte Caparica, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE—Departmento de Química, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia (UNL), 2829-516 Monte Caparica, Portugal; E-Mails: (A.S.); (C.M.S.); (J.J.G.M.)
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- REQUIMTE—Departmento de Química, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia (UNL), 2829-516 Monte Caparica, Portugal; E-Mails: (A.S.); (C.M.S.); (J.J.G.M.)
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- REQUIMTE—Departmento de Química, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia (UNL), 2829-516 Monte Caparica, Portugal; E-Mails: (A.S.); (C.M.S.); (J.J.G.M.)
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Aqueous humor nitric oxide in patients with central retinal vein occlusion. Nitric Oxide 2010; 23:332-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2010.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2009] [Revised: 09/15/2010] [Accepted: 09/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tessari P, Cecchet D, Cosma A, Vettore M, Coracina A, Millioni R, Iori E, Puricelli L, Avogaro A, Vedovato M. Nitric oxide synthesis is reduced in subjects with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy. Diabetes 2010; 59:2152-9. [PMID: 20484137 PMCID: PMC2927936 DOI: 10.2337/db09-1772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2009] [Accepted: 05/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Nitric oxide (NO) is a key metabolic and vascular regulator. Its production is stimulated by insulin. A reduced urinary excretion of NO products (NOx) is frequently found in type 2 diabetes, particularly in association with nephropathy. However, whether the decreased NOx excretion in type 2 diabetes is caused by a defective NOx production from arginine in response to hyperinsulinemia has never been studied. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We measured NOx fractional (FSR) and absolute (ASR) synthesis rates in type 2 diabetic patients with diabetic nephropathy and in control subjects, after l-[(15)N(2)-guanidino]-arginine infusion, and use of precursor-product relationships. The study was conducted both before and after an euglycemic hyperinsulinemic ( approximately 1,000-1,200 pmol/l) clamp. RESULTS In type 2 diabetes, NOx FSR was reduced both under basal (19.3 +/- 3.9% per day, vs. 22.9 +/- 4.5% per day in control subjects) and hyperinsulinemic states (24.0 +/- 5.6% per day, vs. 37.9 +/- 6.4% per day in control subjects; P < 0.03 by ANOVA). Similarly, in type 2 diabetes, NOx ASR was lower than in control subjects under both conditions (basal, 0.32 +/- 0.06 vs. 0.89 +/- 0.34 mol per day; hyperinsulinemia, 0.35 +/- 0.07 vs. 1.15 +/- 0.38 mol per day; P = 0.01 by ANOVA). In type 2 diabetes, the ability of insulin to stimulate both the FSR (4.7 +/- 3.2% per day) and the ASR (0.03 +/- 0.04 mol per day) of NOx was several-fold lower than that in control subjects (15.0 +/- 2.9% per day and 0.25 +/- 0.07 mol per day, P < 0.03 and P < 0.02, respectively). Also the fraction of arginine flux converted to NOx (basal, 0.22 +/- 0.05% vs. 0.65 +/- 0.25%; hyperinsulinemia, 0.32 +/- 0.06% vs. 1.03 +/- 0.33%) was sharply reduced in the patients (P < 0.01 by ANOVA). CONCLUSIONS In type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy, intravascular NOx synthesis from arginine is decreased under both basal and hyperinsulinemic states. This defect extends the concept of insulin resistance to NO metabolism.
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- Paolo Tessari
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Metabolism Division, University of Padova, Italy.
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Ghasemi A, Zahediasl S, Azizi F. Reference values for serum nitric oxide metabolites in pediatrics. Nitric Oxide 2010; 23:264-8. [PMID: 20667479 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2010.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Serum concentration of nitric oxide metabolites (NO(x)) is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors in pediatrics. The aim of this study was to determine sex- and age-specific reference ranges for serum NO(x) concentrations in pediatrics. Serum NO(x) levels were measured in 401 subjects (189 boys and 212 girls), aged 4-19 years, using the Griess method. Study subjects selected from participants of Tehran lipid and glucose study, an ongoing cohort study aimed at determining of noncommunicable disease risk factors among Tehranian subjects. The International Federation of Clinical Chemistry guidelines and the robust method were used for determining reference values for sample sizes greater or less than 120 respectively. The 95% reference values for serum NO(x) concentrations were 13.6-69.2, 11.4-66.0, and 12.2-69.4 μmol/L in boys, girls, and total population respectively. The upper limit of serum NO(x) was 28% lower in otherwise healthy overweight and obese boys while it was 6% higher in overweight and obese girls, for both groups compared to their corresponding normal weight subjects. In conclusion, this study, for the first time, reports reference values for serum NO(x) levels in healthy children and adolescents.
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- Asghar Ghasemi
- Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Involvement of salivary glands in regulating the human nitrate and nitrite levels. Arch Oral Biol 2010; 55:613-20. [PMID: 20598286 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Revised: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 05/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the dynamic fluctuations of nitrate and nitrite content in humans following damage to major salivary glands. METHODS Fifteen nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, scheduled to undergo IMRT, were recruited. The prescription dose to GTV, CTV1 and CTV2, was 68, 60 and 54 Gy, respectively, in 30 fractions, 1 fraction/day. Saliva, serum and urine samples were collected at baseline, RT10, RT20 and at endpoint of radiation. Ions concentration was determined using ion chromatography. RESULTS Salivary flow rates and nitrate content decreased over time (p<0.0001), whereas serum and urinary nitrite rose. Salivary nitrite increased transiently and then plateaued. Cumulative irradiation dose to salivary glands correlated with nitrate content in serum (p<0.0001), but not in saliva and urine (p=0.876 and p=0.175). The salivary flow rates correlated to the nitrate content in serum (p<0.0001), but not in saliva and urine (p=0.230 and p=0.428). CONCLUSIONS Nitrate and nitrite contents in saliva, serum or urine changed in response to salivary gland damage. Salivary glands are associated with the metabolism of both ions in humans. The decreased serum nitrate appears to provide adjuvant information about salivary dysfunction.
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Rodríguez-Estival J, Martínez-Haro M, Martín-Hernando MAP, Mateo R. Sub-chronic effects of nitrate in drinking water on red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa): oxidative stress and T-cell mediated immune function. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2010; 110:469-475. [PMID: 20382380 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2009] [Revised: 02/24/2010] [Accepted: 03/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In order to evaluate the effects of nitrates on birds, we have exposed captive red-legged partridges to nitrates concentrations of 0 (control), 100 (dwell water in farming areas) or 500 mg/l (fertirrigation level). The cellular immune response, plasma biochemistry, methemoglobin concentration (metHb), and oxidative stress biomarkers in blood and tissues were studied after two weeks of exposure. Several blood parameters such as aspartate aminotransferase, creatinine phosphokinase and lactate dehydrogenase activities and magnesium level decreased with nitrate exposure, whereas alkaline phosphatase activity and creatinine level increased. The oxidant effect of nitrates was evidenced by the increase in blood metHb, accompanied by the lipid peroxidation of red blood cells, the increased levels of oxidized glutathione (GSH) in liver, and the generation of oxidative DNA damage in plasma lymphocytes. GSH in erythrocytes was negatively correlated with blood metHb. The cellular immune function was slightly lower at partridges exposed to nitrates. These results suggest that adverse effects of nitrates on birds occur at concentrations potentially present in the field.
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- Jaime Rodríguez-Estival
- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
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Wang CL, Ma YY, Chen MH, Wang YR, Lei S, Li FJ, Liu DW. Effect of pH on Nitrite Reduction of Pickled Chinese Cabbage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1109/icbbe.2010.5515295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Pitocco D, Zaccardi F, Di Stasio E, Romitelli F, Santini SA, Zuppi C, Ghirlanda G. Oxidative stress, nitric oxide, and diabetes. Rev Diabet Stud 2010; 7:15-25. [PMID: 20703435 DOI: 10.1900/rds.2010.7.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In the recent decades, oxidative stress has become focus of interest in most biomedical disciplines and many types of clinical research. Increasing evidence from research on several diseases show that oxidative stress is associated with the pathogenesis of diabetes, obesity, cancer, ageing, inflammation, neurodegenerative disorders, hypertension, apoptosis, cardiovascular diseases, and heart failure. Based on this research, the emerging concept is that oxidative stress is the "final common pathway", through which risk factors of several diseases exert their deleterious effects. Oxidative stress causes a complex dysregulation of cell metabolism and cell-cell homeostasis. In this review, we discuss the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction. These are the two most relevant mechanisms in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes, and in the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular complications, the leading cause of death in diabetic patients.
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- Dario Pitocco
- Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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Reis GS, Augusto VDS, Souza MEJD, Baldo CF, Rodrigues AJ, Evora PRB. Exhaled breath condensate collection for nitrite dosage: a safe and low cost adaptation. Acta Cir Bras 2010; 25:206-13. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502010000200015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE: Standardization of a simple and low cost technique of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) collection to measure nitrite. METHODS: Two devices were mounted in polystyrene boxes filled either with crushed ice/salt crystals or dry ice/crushed ice. Blood samples were stored at -70º C for posterior nitrite dosages by chemiluminescence and the Griess reaction. RESULTS: a) The use of crushed ice/dry ice or salt revealed sufficient EBC room air collection, but was not efficient for patients under ventilation support; b) the method using crushed ice/salt collected greater EBC volumes, but the nitrite concentrations were not proportional to the volume collected; c) The EBC nitrite values were higher in the surgical group using both methods; d) In the surgical group the nasal clip use diminished the EBC nitrite concentrations in both methods. CONCLUSIONS: The exhaled breath condensate (EBC) methodology collection was efficient on room air breathing. Either cooling methods provided successful EBC collections showing that it is possible to diminish costs, and, amongst the two used methods, the one using crushed ice/salt crystals revealed better efficiency compared to the dry ice method.
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Electrodeposition of macroporous silver films from ionic liquids and assessment of these films in the electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate. Electrochim Acta 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.09.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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MASADOME T, NAKAMURA K, IIJIMA D, HORIUCHI O, TOSSANAITADA B, WAKIDA SI, IMATO T. Microfluidic Polymer Chip with an Embedded Ion-Selective Electrode Detector for Nitrate-Ion Assay in Environmental Samples. ANAL SCI 2010; 26:417-23. [DOI: 10.2116/analsci.26.417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Takashi MASADOME
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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- Health Device Research Institute, Human Stress Signal Research Center (HSS), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
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Yu H, Ai H, Chen Q. Rapid Analysis of Nitrate and Nitrite by Ion-Interaction Chromatography on a Monolithic Column. Chromatographia 2009. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-009-1292-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Vyzantiadis T, Karagiannis A, Douma S, Harsoulis P, Vyzantiadis A, Zamboulis C. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Nitric Oxide Serum Levels in Arterial Hypertension. Clin Exp Hypertens 2009; 28:603-9. [PMID: 17032626 DOI: 10.1080/10641960600945348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a specific mitogen for endothelial cells and an inducer of the angiogenic procedure. Endothelial nitric oxide (NO) is a potent vasodilator. Because both are implicated in vascular function, it is possible that they would be significantly affected in arterial hypertension. The aim of the study was the investigation of the levels of the two substances in blood serum and their potential relation in patients with untreated essential arterial hypertension compared to healthy individuals. VEGF levels were found 129.1 +/- 135.9 pg/mL in a group of 28 untreated hypertensive patients vs. 209.0 +/- 133.3 pg/mL in a group of 28 healthy individuals (p = 0.008). Nitrites and nitrates levels (as an indirect index of calculating NO levels) were also lower in hypertensive patients than in healthy individuals (19.8 +/- 9.7 micromol/L vs. 29.6 +/- 15.9 micromol/L, p = 0.014). A positive correlation between NOx (nitrites and nitrates levels) and VEGF was found in healthy individuals (r = 0.55, p = 0.003), but there was no correlation in hypertensive patients. The significant decrease of serum VEGF and NO in arterial hypertension and the existence of a correlation between the two substances in healthy subjects that did not exist in the hypertensive patients are findings that need evaluation.
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- Timoleon Vyzantiadis
- Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Lone AG, Deslandes V, Nash JHE, Jacques M, MacInnes JI. Modulation of gene expression in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae exposed to bronchoalveolar fluid. PLoS One 2009; 4:e6139. [PMID: 19578537 PMCID: PMC2700959 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, the causative agent of porcine contagious pleuropneumonia, is an important pathogen of swine throughout the world. It must rapidly overcome the innate pulmonary immune defenses of the pig to cause disease. To better understand this process, the objective of this study was to identify genes that are differentially expressed in a medium that mimics the lung environment early in the infection process. METHODS AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Since bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) contains innate immune and other components found in the lungs, we examined gene expression of a virulent serovar 1 strain of A. pleuropneumoniae after a 30 min exposure to BALF, using DNA microarrays and real-time PCR. The functional classes of genes found to be up-regulated most often in BALF were those encoding proteins involved in energy metabolism, especially anaerobic metabolism, and in cell envelope, DNA, and protein biosynthesis. Transcription of a number of known virulence genes including apxIVA and the gene for SapF, a protein which is involved in resistance to antimicrobial peptides, was also up-regulated in BALF. Seventy-nine percent of the genes that were up-regulated in BALF encoded a known protein product, and of these, 44% had been reported to be either expressed in vivo and/or involved in virulence. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that in early stages of infection, A. pleuropneumoniae may modulate expression of genes involved in anaerobic energy generation and in the synthesis of proteins involved in cell wall biogenesis, as well as established virulence factors. Given that many of these genes are thought to be expressed in vivo or involved in virulence, incubation in BALF appears, at least partially, to simulate in vivo conditions and may provide a useful medium for the discovery of novel vaccine or therapeutic targets.
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- Abdul G. Lone
- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses du Porc, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses du Porc, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Nemec A, Pavlica Z, Crossley DA, Šentjurc M, Jerin A, Eržen D, Vrecl M, Majdič G, Zdovc I, Petelin M, Skalerič U. Chronic ingestion ofPorphyromonas gingivalisinduces systemic nitric oxide response in mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 24:204-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.2008.00496.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Shiddiky MJA, Lee KS, Son J, Park DS, Shim YB. Development of extraction and analytical methods of nitrite ion from food samples: microchip electrophoresis with a modified electrode. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2009; 57:4051-4057. [PMID: 19371142 DOI: 10.1021/jf900230x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Two simple and fast methods for the extraction of the nitrite ion (NO(2)(-)) from food samples have been developed. The methods were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopic and electrochemical measurements, and their performance for NO(2)(-) extraction was compared with a standard method. The extraction methods yielded relative recoveries between 100 and 120% with good reproducibility of 3.9% (RSD, n = 4) in UV-visible experiments. Microchip electrophoresis with electrochemical detection (MCE-ED) coupled with a copper (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane [Cu(II)-MPS] complex-modified carbon paste electrode (CPE) has been employed to detect NO(2)(-) in extracted samples. The Cu(II)-MPS complex was synthesized and characterized by voltammetry, XPS, and FT-IR analyses. Experimental parameters affecting the separation and detection performances of the MCE-ED method were assessed and optimized. The potential for the electrocatalytic reduction of NO(2)(-) for MCE-ED was found to be -190 mV (vs Ag/AgCl). When extracted food samples were analyzed by the MCE-ED method, a reproducible response for the NO(2)(-) reduction (RSD of 4.3%) at the modified-CPE reflected the negligible electrode fouling. A wide dynamic range of 1.0-160 ppm was observed for analyzing standard NO(2)(-) with a sensitivity of 0.05106 ± 0.00141, and the detection limit, based on S/N = 3, was found to be 0.35 ± 0.05 ppm. No apparent interference from NO(3)(-), other inorganic ions, and biological compounds was observed under the optimal experimental conditions. A standard addition method for real samples showed wide concentration ranges of 1.10-155 and 1.2-150 ppm for analyzing NO(2)(-) in ham and sausage samples, respectively.
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- Muhammad J A Shiddiky
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Innovative Biophysio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, South Korea
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Grotto D, de Castro MM, Barcelos GRM, Garcia SC, Barbosa F. Low level and sub-chronic exposure to methylmercury induces hypertension in rats: nitric oxide depletion and oxidative damage as possible mechanisms. Arch Toxicol 2009; 83:653-62. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-009-0437-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2008] [Accepted: 05/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Crohns M, Liippo K, Erhola M, Kankaanranta H, Moilanen E, Alho H, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen P. Concurrent decline of several antioxidants and markers of oxidative stress during combination chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer. Clin Biochem 2009; 42:1236-45. [PMID: 19445914 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2009] [Revised: 04/09/2009] [Accepted: 05/01/2009] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the oxidant effects of adriamycin-containing chemotherapy (CT), we evaluated various antioxidants, total antioxidant capacity (TRAP) and different parameters of oxidative and nitrosative stress during combination CT. DESIGN AND METHODS Blood samples were obtained from 16 small cell lung cancer patients at baseline and several times during the first, second and sixth CT cycles. RESULTS There were significant decreases in serum urate and serum proteins during all cycles, serum TRAP during the first two cycles, plasma ascorbic acid and serum TBARS during the first cycle, and serum conjugated dienes and plasma alphatocopherol during the last cycle. The baseline levels of tocopherols increased significantly between the first and sixth CT cycles. Higher levels of baseline plasma thiols were associated with better overall survival (p=0.008). CONCLUSIONS Adriamycin-containing CT causes significant oxidative stress as implied by reduced levels of protective antioxidants. Long-term CT treatment seems to enhance lipid peroxidation.
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- Marika Crohns
- Department of Oncology, University of Tampere, Finland.
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Ishibashi T, Nishizawa N, Nomura M, Liu S, Yang M, Miwa T, Shinkawa I, Yoshida J, Kawada T, Nishio M. Arteriovenous differences in NO2- kinetics in anesthetized rabbits. Biol Pharm Bull 2009; 32:399-404. [PMID: 19252285 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.32.399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Despite of the importance of plasma NO2- as an index of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) formation and a substrate for NO production, only a limited kinetic knowledge is available in vivo. To address this issue, we intravenously injected NaNO2 into anesthetized rabbits and quantified changes in arterial and venous plasma NO2- levels. Plasma NO2- levels in arterial blood (956 +/- 220 nM) were slightly, but significantly, higher than those in venous blood (889 +/- 214 nM) under control conditions. Although similar half-lives of the NO2- were observed in arterial and venous plasma, significant arteriovenous differences were observed in the volume of distribution of the central compartment (0.158 +/- 0.007 l/kg in arterial blood and 0.295 +/- 0.015 l/kg in venous blood) and the peripheral compartment (0.259 +/- 0.035 l/kg in arterial blood and 0.135 +/- 0.034 l/kg in venous blood). When NOR1 (authentic NO) was injected, increases in NO2- levels were greater in arterial plasma, and decreases in blood pressure significantly correlated with arterial NO2- levels only (r = 0.90, p < 0.01). These results indicate that changes in NO2- are larger and more easily detectable as an index of NO formation in arterial plasma.
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Hansen PR, Taxvig C, Christiansen S, Axelstad M, Boberg J, Kiersgaard MK, Nellemann C, Hass U. Evaluation of Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Nitrate after In Utero Exposure in Rats and of Nitrate and Nitrite in the H295R and T-Screen Assay. Toxicol Sci 2009; 108:437-44. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Bhat MA, Ingole PP, Chaudhari VR, Haram SK. Mechanistic aspects of nitrate ion reduction on silverelectrode: estimation of O–NO2−bond dissociation energy using cyclic voltammetry. NEW J CHEM 2009. [DOI: 10.1039/b814895c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Larsen TL, Nilsen V, Andersen DO, Francis G, Rustad P, Mansoor MA. Comparison of high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Griess reagent-spectroscopic methods for the measurement of nitrate in serum from healthy individuals in the Nordic countries. Clin Biochem 2008; 41:1474-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.08.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2008] [Revised: 08/07/2008] [Accepted: 08/12/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Idh J, Westman A, Elias D, Moges F, Getachew A, Gelaw A, Sundqvist T, Forslund T, Alemu A, Ayele B, Diro E, Melese E, Wondmikun Y, Britton S, Stendahl O, Schön T. Nitric oxide production in the exhaled air of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in relation to HIV co-infection. BMC Infect Dis 2008; 8:146. [PMID: 18950489 PMCID: PMC2596154 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2008] [Accepted: 10/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Nitric oxide (NO) is essential for host defense in rodents, but the role of NO during tuberculosis (TB) in man remains controversial. However, earlier observations that arginine supplementation facilitates anti-TB treatment, supports the hypothesis that NO is important in the host defense against TB. Local production of NO measured in fractional exhaled air (FeNO) in TB patients with and without HIV co-infection has not been reported previously. Thus, our aim was to investigate levels of FeNO in relation to clinical symptoms and urinary NO metabolites (uNO). Methods In a cross sectional study, FeNO and uNO were measured and clinical symptoms, chest x-ray, together with serum levels of arginine, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin 12 (IL-12) were evaluated in sputum smear positive TB patients (HIV+/TB, n = 36, HIV-/TB, n = 59), their household contacts (n = 17) and blood donors (n = 46) from Gondar University Hospital, Ethiopia. Results The proportion of HIV-/TB patients with an increased FeNO level (> 25 ppb) was significantly higher as compared to HIV+/TB patients, but HIV+/TB patients had significantly higher uNO than HIV-/TB patients. HIV+ and HIV-/TB patients both had lower levels of FeNO compared to blood donors and household contacts. The highest levels of both uNO and FeNO were found in household contacts. Less advanced findings on chest x-ray, as well as higher sedimentation rate were observed in HIV+/TB patients as compared to HIV-/TB patients. However, no significant correlation was found between FeNO and uNO, chest x-ray grading, clinical symptoms, TNF-alpha, IL-12, arginine levels or sedimentation rate. Conclusion In both HIV negative and HIV co infected TB patients, low levels of exhaled NO compared to blood donors and household were observed. Future studies are needed to confirm whether low levels of exhaled NO could be a risk factor in acquiring TB and the relative importance of NO in human TB.
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- Jonna Idh
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, Sweden.
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Becker T, Mevius I, de Vries DK, Schaapherder AFM, zu Vilsendorf AM, Klempnauer J, Frölich JC, Tsikas D. The L-arginine/NO pathway in end-stage liver disease and during orthotopic liver and kidney transplantation: biological and analytical ramifications. Nitric Oxide 2008; 20:61-7. [PMID: 18948222 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2008.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2008] [Revised: 08/08/2008] [Accepted: 10/03/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The L-arginine/nitric oxide (L-Arg/NO) pathway is altered in liver and kidney diseases. However, the status of the L-Arg/NO pathway during and after orthotopic transplantation is insufficiently investigated and findings are uncertain because of analytical shortcomings. Also, most human studies have focused on individual members of the L-Arg/NO pathway such as nitrate or asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA). In the present article we report on a pilot study investigating extensively the status of the L-Arg/NO pathway before and during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). By using fully validated, highly sensitive and specific GC-MS and GC-MS/MS methods nitrite, nitrate, ADMA and its hydrolysis product dimethylamine (DMA), L-arginine and L-ornithine were measured in blood and urine. Our study gives strong evidence of the exceptional importance of hepatic dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) activity for the elimination of systemic ADMA. In end-stage liver disease the synthesis of NO and ADMA as well as the DDAH activity are elevated. However, increase in DDAH activity is insufficient to efficiently eliminate overproduced ADMA. The transplanted liver graft is capable of clearing ADMA in a rapid and sufficient manner. In contrast to studies from other groups, our study shows that in OLT as well as in living donor kidney transplantation, the second study reported here, reperfusion of the graft does not cause drastic alterations to the L-Arg/NO pathway with regard to NO synthesis. In the OLT study the concentration of circulating L-arginine fell temporally dramatically, while L-ornithine levels increased diametrically, most likely due to elevation of arginase activity. However, the relatively long-lasting decrease in plasmatic L-arginine in OLT seems not to have affected NO synthesis after reperfusion. Our OLT study suggests that liver reperfusion is associated with greatly elevated activity of proteolytic and hydrolytic enzymes including DDAH and arginase. Suppression of proteolytic and hydrolytic activity in transplantation could be a useful measure to improve outcome and remains to be investigated in further studies on larger patient collectives. The importance of analytical chemistry in this area of research is also discussed in this article.
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- Thomas Becker
- Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Nemec A, Pavlica Z, Šentjurc M, Crossley DA, Jerin A, Eržen D, Zdovc I, Petelin M, Skalerič U. Single gavage withPorphyromonas gingivalisreduces acute systemic nitric oxide response in mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 23:435-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.2008.00454.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zahedi Asl S, Ghasemi A, Azizi F. Serum nitric oxide metabolites in subjects with metabolic syndrome. Clin Biochem 2008; 41:1342-7. [PMID: 18793628 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.08.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Revised: 07/22/2008] [Accepted: 08/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Evidence are available showing that higher nitric oxide production is associated with metabolic disorders. The aim of this study was to determine serum nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) concentration in subjects with metabolic syndrome (MetS). DESIGN AND METHODS In a cross-sectional study, NOx was measured in 3505 subjects, aged 20-94 years, using the Griess reaction. After excluding subjects taking medications for hypertension and dyslipidemia, data for 3148 subjects were analyzed. RESULTS There was a direct association between the numbers of metabolic risk factors and serum NOx values in both genders (p for trend<0.05). After multivariable adjustment, serum NOx concentration was significantly higher in subjects with MetS [(31.9 (29.4-34.6) vs. 29.8 (27.6-32.1), p<0.01) or type 2 diabetes (34.6 (31.3-38.2) vs. 30.2 (27.9-32.6), p<0.001) as compared to their corresponding controls. CONCLUSIONS Higher NOx concentrations in subjects with MetS and type 2 diabetes support the existing hypothesis that NO overproduction affects insulin's metabolic actions.
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- Saleh Zahedi Asl
- Endocrine Physiology Laboratory, Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University (M.C.), Tehran, Iran
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Liposome-Encapsulated Hemoglobin Transfusion Rescues Rats Undergoing Progressive Hemodilution From Lethal Organ Hypoxia Without Scavenging Nitric Oxide. Ann Surg 2008; 248:310-9. [DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3181820c80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A critical review and discussion of analytical methods in the l-arginine/nitric oxide area of basic and clinical research. Anal Biochem 2008; 379:139-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2007] [Revised: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 04/09/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Terzuoli L, Marinello E, Frosi B, Ciari I, Porcelli B. Nitric oxide levels in patients with atheromatous carotid plaque. Biomed Pharmacother 2008; 62:325-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2007.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 10/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Demacq C, Metzger IF, Gerlach RF, Tanus-Santos JE. Inverse relationship between markers of nitric oxide formation and plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels in healthy volunteers. Clin Chim Acta 2008; 394:72-6. [PMID: 18455513 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2007] [Revised: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 04/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nitric oxide (NO) is a major regulator of cardiovascular homeostasis and has anti-atherogenic properties. Reduced NO formation is associated with endothelial dysfunction and with cardiovascular risk factors. Although NO downregulates the expression and activity of the pro-atherogenic enzyme matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), no previous clinical study has examined whether endogenous NO formation is inversely associated with the circulating levels of pro-MMP-9, which are associated with cardiovascular events. We examined this hypothesis in 175 healthy male subjects who were non-smokers. METHODS To assess NO bioavailability, the plasma concentrations of nitrite, nitrate, and cGMP were determined using an ozone-based chemiluminescence assay and an enzyme immunoassay. Pro-MMP-9 and pro-MMP-2 levels were measured in plasma samples by gelatin zymography. RESULTS We found significant negative correlations between pro-MMP-9 levels and plasma nitrite (P=0.035, rs= -0.159), nitrate (P=0.040, rs= -0.158), and cGMP (P=0.011, rs= -0.189) concentrations. However, no significant correlations were found between pro-MMP-2 levels and the plasma concentrations of markers of NO bioavailability (all P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS There is an inverse relationship between markers of NO formation and plasma MMP-9 levels. This finding may shed some light on the possible mechanisms involved in the increased cardiovascular risk of apparently healthy subjects with low NO bioavailability or high circulating levels of pro-MMP-9.
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- Caroline Demacq
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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Giustarini D, Rossi R, Milzani A, Dalle‐Donne I. Nitrite and Nitrate Measurement by Griess Reagent in Human Plasma: Evaluation of Interferences and Standardization. Methods Enzymol 2008; 440:361-80. [DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(07)00823-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Metzger IF, Sertório JTC, Tanus-Santos JE. Modulation of nitric oxide formation by endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene haplotypes. Free Radic Biol Med 2007; 43:987-92. [PMID: 17697943 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2007] [Revised: 06/01/2007] [Accepted: 06/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a major regulator of the cardiovascular system. However, the effects of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphisms or haplotypes on the circulating concentrations of nitrite (a sensitive marker of NO formation) and cGMP are unknown. Here we examined the effects of eNOS polymorphisms in the promoter region (T-786C), in exon 7 (Glu298Asp), and in intron 4 (4b/4a) and eNOS haplotypes on the plasma levels of nitrite and cGMP. We hypothesized that eNOS haplotypes could have a major impact on NO formation. We genotyped 142 healthy subjects by PCR-RFLP. To assess NO formation, the plasma concentrations of nitrite and cGMP were determined using an ozone-based chemiluminescence assay and an enzyme immunoassay. Haplotypes were inferred using the PHASE 2.1 program. No significant differences were found in age, body mass index, systolic and diastolic arterial blood pressure, heart rate, total cholesterol, triglycerides, cGMP, or nitrite among the genotype groups for the three polymorphisms studied here (all p>0.05). Interestingly, the C-4b-Glu haplotype was associated with lower plasma nitrite concentrations than those found in the other haplotype groups (p<0.05), but not with different cGMP levels (p>0.05). These findings suggest that eNOS gene variants combined within a specific haplotype modulate NO formation, although individual eNOS polymorphisms probably do not have major effects.
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- Ingrid F Metzger
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, 14049-900 Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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Tessari P, Coracina A, Puricelli L, Vettore M, Cosma A, Millioni R, Cecchet D, Avogaro A, Tiengo A, Kiwanuka E. Acute effect of insulin on nitric oxide synthesis in humans: a precursor-product isotopic study. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2007; 293:E776-82. [PMID: 17551000 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00481.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a key regulatory molecule with wide vascular, cellular, and metabolic effects. Insulin affects NO synthesis in vitro. No data exist on the acute effect of insulin on NO kinetics in vivo. By employing a precursor-product tracer method in humans, we have directly estimated the acute effect of insulin on intravascular NO(x) (i.e., the NO oxidation products) fractional (FSR) and absolute (ASR) synthesis rates in vivo. Nine healthy male volunteers were infused iv with L-[(15)N(2)-guanidino]arginine ([(15)N(2)]arginine) for 6 h. Timed measurements of (15)NO(x) and [(15)N(2)]arginine enrichments in whole blood were performed in the first 3 h in the fasting state and then following a 3-h euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp (with plasma insulin raised to approximately 1,000 pmol/l). In the last 60 min of each experimental period, at approximately steady-state arginine enrichment, a linear increase of (15)NO(x) enrichment (mean r = 0.9) was detected in both experimental periods. In the fasting state, NO(x) FSR was 27.4 +/- 4.3%/day, whereas ASR was 0.97 +/- 0.36 mmol/day, accounting for 0.69 +/- 0.27% of arginine flux. Following hyperinsulinemia, both FSR and ASR of NO(x) increased (FSR by approximately 50%, to 42.4 +/- 6.7%/day, P < 0.005; ASR by approximately 25%, to 1.22 +/- 0.41 mmol/day, P = 0.002), despite a approximately 20-30% decrease of arginine flux and concentration. The fraction of arginine flux used for NO(x) synthesis was doubled, to 1.13 +/- 0.35% (P < 0.003). In conclusion, whole body NO(x) synthesis can be directly measured over a short observation time with stable isotope methods in humans. Insulin acutely stimulates NO(x) synthesis from arginine.
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- Paolo Tessari
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Metabolism Division, Policlinico Universitario, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
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Jiménez-Ortega V, Cardinali DP, Poliandri AHB, Cano P, Toso CFR, Esquifino AI. 24-Hour rhythm in gene expression of nitric oxide synthase and heme-peroxidase in anterior pituitary of ethanol-fed rats. Neurosci Lett 2007; 425:69-72. [PMID: 17822843 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2007] [Revised: 08/10/2007] [Accepted: 08/10/2007] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chronic exposure of rats to ethanol results in significant changes in pituitary hormone secretion. However, identification of the site(s) and mechanism of action of ethanol to induce these effects remains elusive. Free radical damage at the adenohypophyseal level may play a role in the decline in serum gonadotropin levels in ethanol-fed rats. Since 24-h changes in redox state occurred, we analyzed the 24-h changes in pituitary gene expression of the prooxidant enzymes nitric oxide synthase (NOS) 1 and 2, and of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) enzyme, and in plasma NO(2)(-) and NO(3)(-) (NO(x)) levels, in ethanol and control rats. Male rats, 35-day-old, received a liquid diet for 4 weeks. The ethanol-fed group received a similar diet to controls except for that maltose was isocalorically replaced by ethanol. Animals were killed at six time intervals during a 24-h cycle. Anterior pituitary mRNA levels encoding NOS1, NOS2 and HO-1 were measured by real-time PCR analysis. Plasma NO(x) concentration was determined by the Griess reaction. Ethanol feeding of prepubertal rats changed significantly the 24-h pattern of expression of NOS1, NOS2 and HO-1 in the adenohypophysis and augmented NOS2 and HO-1 mRNA levels. Peak values for the three enzymes in ethanol-fed rats occurred at the beginning of the scotophase (i.e., at 21:00 h). Ethanol feeding augmented mean values plasma NO(x) levels with a maximum at 13:00 h while in controls a biphasic pattern was observed, with peaks at 09:00 h and 17:00-21:00 h. One of the mechanisms by which ethanol augments oxidative damage in the adenohypophysis may include overproduction of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide.
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MESH Headings
- Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System/enzymology
- Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System/genetics
- Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System/physiopathology
- Animals
- Carbon Monoxide/metabolism
- Central Nervous System Depressants/adverse effects
- Circadian Rhythm/drug effects
- Circadian Rhythm/genetics
- Ethanol/adverse effects
- Free Radicals/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/genetics
- Gonadotropins, Pituitary/metabolism
- Heme Oxygenase-1/genetics
- Male
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/genetics
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/genetics
- Nitrites/blood
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Oxidative Stress/drug effects
- Oxidative Stress/genetics
- Pituitary Diseases/chemically induced
- Pituitary Diseases/enzymology
- Pituitary Diseases/genetics
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/drug effects
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/enzymology
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/physiopathology
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/genetics
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- Vanesa Jiménez-Ortega
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology III, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain
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Barbosa F, Sertorio JTC, Gerlach RF, Tanus-Santos JE. Clinical evidence for lead-induced inhibition of nitric oxide formation. Arch Toxicol 2007; 80:811-6. [PMID: 16670857 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-006-0111-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2006] [Accepted: 04/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lead exposure has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk, which may result, at least in part, from lead-induced increases in oxidative stress and depressed nitric oxide (NO) availability. However, no previous clinical study has examined whether lead exposure is associated with significant effects on biomarkers of NO activity (plasma nitrites, nitrates, and cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate; cGMP). We investigated whether there is an association between the circulating concentrations of nitrites, nitrates, and cGMP and the concentrations of lead in whole blood (B-Pb) or plasma (P-Pb) from 62 lead-exposed subjects (30 men and 32 women). P-Pb was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and B-Pb by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. Plasma nitrite and nitrate concentrations were measured using an ozone-based chemiluminescence assay. Plasma cGMP concentrations were measured using a commercial enzyme immunoassay. We found a negative correlation between plasma nitrite and B-Pb concentrations (r = -0.358; P = 0.004), and between plasma nitrite and P-Pb concentrations (r = -0.264; P = 0.038), thus suggesting increased inhibition of NO formation with increasing B-Pb or P-Pb concentrations. However, no significant correlations were found between plasma nitrate or cGMP and B-Pb or P-Pb concentrations (all P > 0.05). These findings suggest a significant inhibitory effect of lead exposure on NO formation and provide clinical evidence for a biological mechanism possibly involved the association between lead exposure and increased cardiovascular risk.
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- Fernando Barbosa
- Department of Clinical, Toxicological and Food Science Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, Av. do Cafe, s/n, 14040-903 Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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Lanthanum Chloride Inhibiting Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in RAW264.7 Macrophages Induced by Lipopolysaccharide. J RARE EARTH 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1002-0721(07)60436-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Boudko DY. Bioanalytical profile of the L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway and its evaluation by capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 851:186-210. [PMID: 17329176 PMCID: PMC2040328 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2006] [Revised: 01/30/2007] [Accepted: 02/06/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This review briefly summarizes recent progress in fundamental understanding and analytical profiling of the L-arginine/nitric oxide (NO) pathway. It focuses on key analytical references of NO actions and the experimental acquisition of these references in vivo, with capillary electrophoresis (CE) and high-performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE) comprising one of the most flexible and technologically promising analytical platform for comprehensive high-resolution profiling of NO-related metabolites. Another aim of this review is to express demands and bridge efforts of experimental biologists, medical professionals and chemical analysis-oriented scientists who strive to understand evolution and physiological roles of NO and to develop analytical methods for use in biology and medicine.
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- Dmitri Y Boudko
- The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, 9505 Ocean Shore Blvd., St. Augustine, FL 32080, USA.
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Pérez-Neri I, Castro E, Montes S, Boll MC, Barges-Coll J, Soto-Hernández JL, Ríos C. Arginine, citrulline and nitrate concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid from patients with acute hydrocephalus. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 851:250-6. [PMID: 17110176 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.10.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2006] [Revised: 10/12/2006] [Accepted: 10/16/2006] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Citrulline and nitric oxide (NO) are synthesized by NO synthase (NOS) in a 1:1-stoichiometry. In this study, we determined by HPLC arginine and citrulline concentrations by fluorescence detection and nitrate levels by UV absorbance detection in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with acute hydrocephalus that underwent ventricular drainage. We found increased citrulline concentration (50.6+/-17.2 versus 20.9+/-2.0 microM) and decreased arginine/citrulline molar ratio (0.42+/-0.11 versus 1.12+/-0.16) in hydrocephalus patients, while arginine and nitrate concentrations and citrulline/nitrate molar ratio remained with little change. Citrulline has been determined as a marker of NOS activity in some studies, but it remains to be determined the extent at which this statement holds true, since other biochemical pathways also regulate the concentration of this amino acid. Our results suggest that citrulline is primarily synthesized from NOS in acute hydrocephalus. The evaluation of sample deproteinization by addition of methanol for the analysis of amino acids in CSF is also reported.
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- Iván Pérez-Neri
- Department of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Insurgentes Sur 3877, La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269, Mexico City, Mexico
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Valentín-Blasini L, Blount BC, Delinsky A. Quantification of iodide and sodium-iodide symporter inhibitors in human urine using ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1155:40-6. [PMID: 17466997 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2006] [Revised: 03/30/2007] [Accepted: 04/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We developed a sensitive and selective method for quantifying nitrate, thiocyanate, perchlorate and iodide in human urine using ion chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. Analysis of proficiency testing materials and spiked urine indicates that the method is precise (coefficients of variation <5%) and accurate (relative percent differences <7.9%). Analytical response was linear across the physiologically relevant concentration range for the analytes, and adequately sensitive to quantify the analytes in >99% of urine samples tested. Measurement of these four toxicologically-related analytes in one assay will provide useful information for assessing potential linkage between exposure and health effects.
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- Liza Valentín-Blasini
- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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Romitelli F, Santini SA, Chierici E, Pitocco D, Tavazzi B, Amorini AM, Lazzarino G, Di Stasio E. Comparison of nitrite/nitrate concentration in human plasma and serum samples measured by the enzymatic batch Griess assay, ion-pairing HPLC and ion-trap GC-MS: the importance of a correct removal of proteins in the Griess assay. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 851:257-67. [PMID: 17324645 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2006] [Revised: 01/31/2007] [Accepted: 02/06/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mass spectrometry-based approaches are the reference techniques for the determination of nitrite and nitrate in plasma and serum. However, due to their simplicity and rapidity, assays based on the Griess reaction or HPLC are generally used in clinical studies, but they generate diverging values for nitrite/nitrate concentration. In this study, particular attention is paid to the optimization of the deproteinization procedure for plasma and serum samples prior to nitrite/nitrate analysis by an enzymatic batch Griess assay, HPLC and GC-MS. A method is reported to verify completeness of deproteinization and to correct for nonspecific contribution to the absorbance of the diazo dye at 540 nm. With the application of such optimized procedures, we were able to significantly improve the correlation between Griess and HPLC method or the GC-MS technique for nitrite+nitrate concentrations in human serum and plasma. Despite remaining potentially interfering pre-analytical and analytical factors, the procedures reported in the present study may be helpful in a critical evaluation of limits and possibilities of the enzymatic batch Griess assay as a large-scale method for nitrite/nitrate determination in human serum in clinical studies.
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- Federica Romitelli
- Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Grau M, Hendgen-Cotta UB, Brouzos P, Drexhage C, Rassaf T, Lauer T, Dejam A, Kelm M, Kleinbongard P. Recent methodological advances in the analysis of nitrite in the human circulation: nitrite as a biochemical parameter of the L-arginine/NO pathway. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 851:106-23. [PMID: 17344107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2006] [Accepted: 02/01/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) plays a pivotal role in the modulation of multiple physiological processes. It acts as a messenger molecule within the cardiovascular system. NO is a highly unstable free radical in circulating blood and is oxidized rapidly to nitrite and nitrate. Recent studies suggest that nitrite has the potential to function as a surrogate of NO production under physiological and pathophysiological conditions and could therefore be of high relevance as a biochemical parameter in experimental and clinical studies. Under hypoxic conditions nitrite is reduced to bioactive NO by deoxyhemoglobin. This mechanism may represent a dynamic cycle of NO generation to adapt the demand and supply for the vascular system. Because of these potential biological functions the concentration of nitrite in blood is thought to be of particular importance. The determination of nitrite in biological matrices represents a considerable analytical challenge. Methodological problems often arise from pre-analytical sample preparation, sample contamination due to the ubiquity of nitrite, and from lack of selectivity and sensitivity. These analytical difficulties may be a plausible explanation for reported highly diverging concentrations of nitrite in the human circulation. The aim of this article is to review the methods of quantitative analysis of nitrite in the human circulation, notably in plasma and blood, and to discuss pre-analytical and analytical factors potentially affecting accurate quantification of nitrite in these human fluids.
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- Marijke Grau
- Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Clinic I, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany
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Pereira FO, Frode TS, Medeiros YS. Evaluation of tumour necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-2 soluble receptor, nitric oxide metabolites, and lipids as inflammatory markers in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Mediators Inflamm 2007; 2006:39062. [PMID: 16864902 PMCID: PMC1570394 DOI: 10.1155/mi/2006/39062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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This study compared the results of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-2 soluble receptor (sIL-2R), nitric oxide
metabolites (NOx), C-reactive protein (CRP), and lipids (total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL-cholesterol), lowdensity
lipoprotein (LDL-cholesterol), and triglycerides) between control group (nondiabetic subjects) and overweight type 2
DM subjects. To restrict the influence of variables that could interfere in the interpretation of data, subjects with obesity and/or
acute or chronic inflammatory disease, haemoglobinopathies, recent use of antibiotics, antiinflammatory drugs, and trauma were
excluded. Type 2 DM patients (n = 39; age 53.3 ± 9.0 years; median glycated haemoglobin A1c < 8%) presented higher
levels of TNF-α, triglycerides (P < .01), NOx and sIL-2R (P < .05) than control group (n = 28; age 39.7 ± 14.1 years). CRP, LDL-cholesterol,
total cholesterol, and HDL-cholesterol did not differ among groups. Diabetic women
(n = 21) had higher levels of TNF-α, total
cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and HDL-cholesterol than diabetic
men (n = 18) (P < .05), but there were no differences among
sexes in the control group. This study indicates that increased level of proinflammatory markers occurs in type 2 DM even in the
absence of obesity and marked hyperglycaemia, confirming that the inflammation course of the atherosclerotic process is more
severe in diabetic patients than in nondiabetic subjects.
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- Flávia Ozorio Pereira
- Diabetes Unit, Governador Celso Ramos Hospital, 88020-30 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- *Flávia Ozorio Pereira:
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, Sciences, and Health Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-970 Florianópolis,
Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Diabetes Unit, Governador Celso Ramos Hospital, 88020-30 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Department of Pharmacology, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88049-900 Florianópolis,
Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Determination of nitrate by the IE-HPLC-UV method in the brain tissues of Wistar rats poisoned with paraquat. JOURNAL OF THE SERBIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2007. [DOI: 10.2298/jsc0704347c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This work was a part of an initial study regarding the involvement of reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in paraquat (PQ) neurotoxicity. The nitrate concentration in the vulnerable regions of the brain (cortex, striatum and hippocampus) of Wistar rats was used as a measure of nitric oxide (NO) production or catabolism of the formed RNS. The tissue homogenates were deproteinized with acetonitrile and then centrifuged. Nitrate was measured in filtrated supernatants by simple and rapid isocratic ion-exchange high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (IE-HPLC-UV) at 214 nm. The mobile phase (pH 8.5) consisted of borate buffer/gluconate concentrate, methanol, acetonitrile and deionized water (2:12:12:74, v/v/v/v), and the flow rate was 1.3 mL/min. Physiological nitrate levels (18.8 ? 6.1 nmol/mg of proteins), as well as a diverse range of nitrate concentrations could be determined with good precision (CV = 2.2 %) and accuracy (recovery of spiked samples was 99 ? 4%) in the brain tissue homogenates. Linearity was achieved in the range of nitrate from 0-80 ?M. The retention time of nitrate anion was 5.3 ? 0.3 min. .
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Verma SK, Deb MK. Nondestructive and rapid determination of nitrate in soil, dry deposits and aerosol samples using KBr-matrix with diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS). Anal Chim Acta 2007; 582:382-9. [PMID: 17386517 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2006] [Revised: 08/31/2006] [Accepted: 09/12/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This paper presents the development of a new, rapid and precise analytical method for submicrogram levels of nitrate (NO3-) in environmental samples like soil, dry deposit samples, and coarse and fine aerosol particles. The determination of submicrogram levels of nitrate is based on the selection of a quantitative analytical peak at 1385 cm(-1) among the three observed vibrational peaks and preparing calibration curves using different known concentrations of nitrate by diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infra red spectrometric (DRIFTS) technique. Pre-weighed and ground infrared (IR) grade KBr was used as substrate over which remarkably wide range of known concentration of nitrate was sprayed and dried. The dried sample was analyzed by DRIFTS and absorbance was measured. Eight calibration curves for four different concentration ranges of nitrate for absorbance as well as peak area were prepared for samples containing lower and relatively higher values of nitrate. The relative standard deviation (n=8) for the nitrate concentration ranges, 0.05-40, 0.05-1.5, 1.5-25, 5-40 microg/0.1 g KBr were in the range 1.6-2.3% for the above calibration curves. The limit of detection (LOD) of the method is 0.07 microg g(-1) NO3-. The F- and t-tests were performed to check the analytical quality assurance test. The noteworthy feature of the reported method is the noninterference of any of the associated cations. The results were compared with that of ion-chromatographic method with high degree of acceptability. The method can be applied in wide concentration ranges. The method is reagent less, nondestructive, very fast, repeatable, and accurate and has high sample throughput value.
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- Santosh Kumar Verma
- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur 492010, Chhattisgarh, India
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Kim D, Goldberg IB, Judy JW. Chronocoulometric determination of nitrate on silver electrode and sodium hydroxide electrolyte. Analyst 2007; 132:350-7. [PMID: 17554415 DOI: 10.1039/b614854a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An electrochemical system that consists of a silver electrode in 0.01 M sodium hydroxide electrolyte was investigated in an effort to develop a sensitive in situ analytical method for nitrate. Cyclic voltammetry demonstrated that the proposed system has a high normalized sensitivity (2.47 A s(1/2) V(-1/2) M(-1) cm(-2)), compared to more complex electroanalytical schemes. Double-potential-step chronocoulometry was used to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and minimize interference from dissolved oxygen in the electrolyte. The integration period for double-potential-step chronocoulometry was determined by optimizing the extended Cottrell equation. The integrated current is proportional to nitrate up to 10 mM and the average detection limit is approximately 1.7 microM. Dissolved oxygen does not degrade performance. To examine the potential interference of other ions when analyzing nitrate, we measured the electrode response to 1000 microM each of NO(2-), Cl(-), PO(4)(3-), SO(4)(2-), F(-), CO(3)(2-), BO(2-), K(+), Ca(2+), and Sr(2+) with and without 1000 microM nitrate. Interference is negligible for most of the ions when nitrate is absent (i.e. <1% of the response to equimolar nitrate). However, interference is substantial (>20% increase or decrease in the electrode response to nitrate) for PO(4)(3-), Ca(2+), and Sr(2+) when equimolar nitrate is present.
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- Dohyun Kim
- Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Rejdak K, Empl M, Giffin NJ, Afridi SK, Petzold A, Stelmasiak Z, Thompson EJ, Goadsby PJ, Kaube H, Giovannoni G. Increased urinary excretion of nitric oxide metabolites in longitudinally monitored migraine patients. Eur J Neurol 2006; 13:1346-51. [PMID: 17116218 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01509.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study evaluated a relationship between nitric oxide (NO) and migraine attacks in order to gain insight into migraine pathomechanism. The study groups consisted of 12 migraineurs and eight controls. All subjects collected morning urine samples for 40 consecutive days. Urinary NO metabolites, nitrite/nitrate (NO(x)) levels were measured with the vanadium-based assay, whilst creatinine (Cr) and neopterin were determined with high-performance liquid chromatography. The mean urinary NO(x)/Cr ratio and number of NO(x) peaks was significantly greater in the migraine group compared with controls (P = 0.01 and P = 0.007, respectively). In the second approach, high NO(x) values were re-assessed in relation to raised neopterin, a marker of systemic infection or inflammation, and were excluded. The excretion of NO(x) persisted being pulsatile, and migraineurs had more peaks compared with controls (P = 0.01). In seven patients, NO(x) peaks coincided with headache days. This was more frequent than expected by random association in four patients (Monte-Carlo simulation; odds ratios: 2.16-7.77; no overlap of 95% CI). In four patients, NO(x) peaks preceded or followed headache days. Although there is a difference in the pattern of urinary NO(x) excretion between control and migraine populations, the variable temporal association of NO(x) peaks and headaches suggests a complex role of NO in this condition.
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- K Rejdak
- Department of Neuroinflammation, Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
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