Inhaled mannitol shifts exhaled nitric oxide in opposite directions in asthmatics and healthy subjects

Marieann Högman; Dóra Lúdvíksdóttir; Sandra D. Anderson; Steven George; Lena Håkansson; H. K. Chan; Pekka Meriläinen; Hans Hedenström

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Inhaled mannitol shifts exhaled nitric oxide in opposite directions in asthmatics and healthy subjects

Marieann Högman, Dóra Lúdvíksdóttir, Sandra D. Anderson, Steven George, Lena Håkansson, H. K. Chan, Pekka Meriläinen, Hans Hedenström

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We investigated if healthy subjects could release NO upon hyperosmolar challenge as a defence mechanism, and whether asthmatics with atopy showed an altered response. A plot of NO output versus flow rate was used to calculate the alveolar level and the NO-flux from the airways. The asthmatics had a higher NO output and this was due to an increased NO-flux from the airways, 86±30 nl min^-1 compared with control 21±2 nl min^-1 (P<0.05). The alveolar NO levels showed no difference. In response to a dry powder of mannitol the exhaled NO concentration decreased in asthmatics by 37±7%, but increased in the control by 9±4% (P<0.001). The FEV_1.0 decreased 13±2% and airway conductance 42±7% in asthmatics and in the controls 2±1% and 0±7%, respectively (P<0.001). We conclude that asthmatics have an altered response to mannitol challenge in regards to exhaled NO. This may result from down regulation of constitutive NO production as a result of high levels of NO flux from the airways.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	141-150
Number of pages	10
Journal	Respiration Physiology
Volume	124
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0034-5687(00)00195-X
State	Published - Jan 20 2001

Keywords

Disease, asthma
Mammals, humans
Mediator, NO
Pharmacological agents, mannitol
Upper airways, inflammation

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Physiology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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Inhaled mannitol shifts exhaled nitric oxide in opposite directions in asthmatics and healthy subjects. / Högman, Marieann; Lúdvíksdóttir, Dóra; Anderson, Sandra D.; George, Steven; Håkansson, Lena; Chan, H. K.; Meriläinen, Pekka; Hedenström, Hans.

In: Respiration Physiology, Vol. 124, No. 2, 20.01.2001, p. 141-150.

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