Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Asthma: The Role of Polymorphisms of ACE and Endothelial NOS Genes

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-166

  Yildiz, Pinar ^a,d   Oflaz, Huseyin ^b   Cine, Naci ^c   Genchallac, Hakan ^b   Erginel Ünaltuna, Nihan ^c   Yildiz, Alaattin ^b   Yilmaz, Veysel ^a  

^a Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Asthma; Endothelial dependent dilatation; Endothelial dysfunction; Endothelial nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEAR STRESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASODILATION;

EID: 1942517737     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120026073     Document Type: Article

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