L-ARGININE - NITRIC-OXIDE PATHWAY IN ENDOTOXEMIA AND HUMAN SEPTIC SHOCK
L-ARGININE - NITRIC-OXIDE PATHWAY IN ENDOTOXEMIA AND HUMAN SEPTIC SHOCK
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DOI:
10.1097/00003246-199502000-00009
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发表时间:
1995-02-01
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
MONCADA, S
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作者:
GOMEZJIMENEZ, J;SALGADO, A;MONCADA, S
Objective: To investigate the relationship between nitric oxide production, endotoxemia, and hemodynamic alterations in human septic shock,Design: Prospective study,Setting: A 32-bed intensive care unit in a university referral hospital,Patients: Two groups of septic patients with shock (n = 13) or without shock (n = 16) and an additional group of nonseptic patients as control group (n = 25),Measurements: Plasma nitrite and nitrate concentrations were measured as an index of nitric oxide generation, Nitrite and nitrate concentrations were correlated with plasma endotoxin and hemodynamic variables.Main Results: Increased plasma nitrite and nitrate concentrations were found in patients with septic shock (p < .01), Nitrite and nitrate correlated directly with endotoxin concentrations r(2) = .21, p < .05) and cardiac output (r(2) = .49, p < .05), and inversely with systolic blood pressure (r(2) = .24, p < .01).Conclusions: This study demonstrated the activation of the L-arginine:nitric oxide pathway in human endotoxemic septic shock, suggesting that nitric oxide may be an important mediator of the hemodynamic disturbances in this pathophysiologic situation.