Title: Investigation of Serum NO Levels in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Abstract: Objective To investigate action and significance of serum nitric oxide(NO) in patients with ulcerative colitis.Methods Levels of serum NO in active stage of 33 patients with ulcerative colitis and 40 healthy controls were detected.Results Levels of serum NO in patients with ulcerative colitis were significantly high and related to severe degrees of the disease (P0.05).Conclusion Immune dysfunction exists in patients with ulcerative colitis, There are relationship between higher levels of serum NO and ulcerative colitis pathogenesis and elevation of serum NO level may be as an indicator of ulcerative colitis.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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