title: Elevated levels of exhaled nitric oxide in patients with anorexia nervosa.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in eating behavior and inflammatory response. Moreover, there is evidence that NO production is altered in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess whether the overproduction of NO in AN can affect NO level in exhaled air.
  
  
  METHODS
  Exhaled NO level was studied in 23 girls with AN and compared with that of healthy age- and gender-matched nonatopic controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exhaled NO levels were significantly higher in girls with AN compared with healthy age-matched controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It appears that anorexia nervosa was accompanied by a higher level of exhaled NO, likely resulting from a systemic increase in NO production because of the severe catabolic state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, ul. 3 Maja 13/15, 41-800, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oświęcimska
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ziora
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ziora
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Machura
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smerdziński
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pyś-Spychała
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kasperski
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zamłyński
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasperska-Zajac
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D001944:Breath Tests; D045853:Exhalation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000032:analysis*; D011044:Poland; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009569:Nitric Oxide