No role for NO in asthma?

At present, measurement of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) concentration in patients with asthma is not a clinically useful test, and there is little evidence to suggest that modulation of NO production will be a useful therapeutic maneuver.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2000-03, Vol.355 (9209), p.1029-1030
Hauptverfasser:	Berlyne, Graham, Barnes, Neil
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Asthmatic Agents - therapeutic use Asthma Asthma - drug therapy Asthma - physiopathology Breath Tests Humans Medical screening Nitric oxide Nitric Oxide - physiology Predictive Value of Tests Therapy Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	At present, measurement of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) concentration in patients with asthma is not a clinically useful test, and there is little evidence to suggest that modulation of NO production will be a useful therapeutic maneuver.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02027-4