[Study on the relationship between nitric oxide and allergic rhinitis].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relationship between nitric oxide (NO) and allergic rhinitis (AR).


METHODS
NO in the serum of 50 patients with AR and 40 healty control were measured by nitrate reductase.


RESULTS
The level of serum NO in AR group was higher than that in healthy control group (P < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
There is a relationship between the level of NO in serum and AR. The results suggest that the NO may play an important role in the pathogenesis of AR.
Cheng
L L
LL
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001.
Zhang
S F
SF
Huang
D N
DN
He
S H
SH
Chen
X Y
XY
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000097:blood*; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000097:blood*
D009569:Nitric Oxide