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Braz J Med Biol Res ; 39(5): 671-5, 2006 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16648905

RESUMO

Pemphigus is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder of the skin. Nitric oxide (NO) is an inflammatory mediator linked to a variety of physiological and pathophysiological phenomena that include skin tumors, psoriasis, urticaria, and atopic dermatitis. Inflammatory cells present in pemphigus lesions are important sources of NO production. We investigated whether NO is involved in pemphigus. A prospective cohort study was conducted at the Dermatology Service of the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio of the Federal University of Ceará. All patients seen at the outpatient clinic between August 2000 and July 2001, with a clinically and histologically confirmed diagnosis of pemphigus were included. The median age was 42.5 years (range: 12-69 years) with a male to female ratio of 3:2. Total serum nitrite levels, used as a marker for NO production, were determined by the Griess reaction. Skin biopsies from pemphigus and breast surgery (control) patients were used for the detection of the inducible NO synthase (iNOS) by immunohistochemistry. Twenty-two (22) patients with pemphigus and eight (8) controls who did not differ in demographic characteristics were included. Total serum nitrite levels were significantly higher (>7 micromol/L) in pemphigus patients compared to controls (<6 micromol/L), regardless of the severity of the clinical activity of pemphigus (P < 0.0001). All pemphigus biopsies presented increased immunostaining for iNOS that was not detected in normal skin samples. These data are the first to demonstrate that pemphigus patients display increased serum NO levels that are associated with increased iNOS expression in the affected skin.


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Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo II/metabolismo , Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo , Pênfigo/enzimologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores/sangue , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Criança , Estudos de Coortes , Etilenodiaminas , Feminino , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nitratos/sangue , Nitritos/sangue , Pênfigo/etiologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Sulfanilamidas
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Rev. bras. pesqui. méd. biol ; Braz. j. med. biol. res;39(5): 671-675, May 2006. ilus, graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-425785

RESUMO

Pemphigus is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder of the skin. Nitric oxide (NO) is an inflammatory mediator linked to a variety of physiological and pathophysiological phenomena that include skin tumors, psoriasis, urticaria, and atopic dermatitis. Inflammatory cells present in pemphigus lesions are important sources of NO production. We investigated whether NO is involved in pemphigus. A prospective cohort study was conducted at the Dermatology Service of the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio of the Federal University of Ceará. All patients seen at the outpatient clinic between August 2000 and July 2001, with a clinically and histologically confirmed diagnosis of pemphigus were included. The median age was 42.5 years (range: 12-69 years) with a male to female ratio of 3:2. Total serum nitrite levels, used as a marker for NO production, were determined by the Griess reaction. Skin biopsies from pemphigus and breast surgery (control) patients were used for the detection of the inducible NO synthase (iNOS) by immunohistochemistry. Twenty-two (22) patients with pemphigus and eight (8) controls who did not differ in demographic characteristics were included. Total serum nitrite levels were significantly higher (>7 æmol/L) in pemphigus patients compared to controls (<6 æmol/L), regardless of the severity of the clinical activity of pemphigus (P < 0.0001). All pemphigus biopsies presented increased immunostaining for iNOS that was not detected in normal skin samples. These data are the first to demonstrate that pemphigus patients display increased serum NO levels that are associated with increased iNOS expression in the affected skin.


Assuntos
Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo II/metabolismo , Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo , Pênfigo/enzimologia , Biomarcadores/sangue , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Estudos de Coortes , Etilenodiaminas , Imuno-Histoquímica , Nitratos/sangue , Nitritos/sangue , Estudos Prospectivos , Pênfigo/etiologia , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Sulfanilamidas
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