Nitric oxide derivative in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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2002-01-16
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology with a number of inflammatory cells playing a role in its pathogenesis. In this study, we have attempted to find out the possible role of nitric oxide in its pathogenesis by way of measuring the nitrite and nitrate levels in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Ten patients of histologically proved idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and 10 controls (5 with normal chest skiagrams and 5 with sarcoidosis) were included in the study Bronchoalveolar lavage was carried out in these cases. The levels of nitrates and nitrites were increased in cases of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (0.77+/- 0.36 and 8.93 +/- 2.63 nmol/mg of protein) compared to those in controls (0.38 +/- 0.06 and 3.80 +/- 1.11, respectively for sarcoidosis patients); (0.39 +/- 0.13 and 6.56 +/- 1.61 for subjects with normal chest skiagrams). These differences were statistically significant (p < 0.05 to 0.01). These findings suggest a possible role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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Behera D, Kaur S, Sathyanarayana G, Bhatnagar A, Majumdar S. Nitric oxide derivative in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 2002 Jan-Mar; 44(1): 21-4