Journal article
Association between exhaled nitric oxide and systemic inflammatory markers
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the airways, and there is some evidence to suggest that it is associated with a systemic inflammatory response, as measured by C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen. Exhaled nitric oxide is a noninvasive measure of asthmatic airway inflammation.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if there is an association between exhaled nitric oxide and these systemic inflammatory markers.
Authors
Sutherland TJT; Taylor DR; Sears MR; Cowan JO; McLachlan CR; Filsell S; Williamson A; Greene JM; Poulton R; Hancox RJ
Journal
Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Vol. 99, No. 6, pp. 534–539
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2007
DOI
10.1016/s1081-1206(10)60383-3
ISSN
1081-1206