Role of nitric oxide and oxidative stress in baroreceptor dysfunction in patients with chronic heart failure

Nightingale, Angus K, Blackman, Daniel J, Field, Rachel, Glover, Natalie J, Pegge, Nicholas, Mumford, Catherine, Schmitt, Matthias, Ellis, Gethin R, Morris-Thurgood, Jayne A and Frenneaux, Michael P (2003) Role of nitric oxide and oxidative stress in baroreceptor dysfunction in patients with chronic heart failure. Clinical Science, 104 (5). pp. 529-35. ISSN 0143-5221

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Abstract

Abnormalities of autonomic control of the cardiovascular system are seen in chronic heart failure (CHF) and confer a poor prognosis. Nitric oxide appears to be important in the regulation of baroreflex control in health and in disease states. The antioxidant vitamin C increases nitric oxide bioavailability in CHF. We evaluated the effects of vitamin C on baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) by sequence analysis in 100 CHF patients and 44 control subjects. Groups of 55 CHF patients and 22 controls were randomly allocated to receive a single intravenous injection of vitamin C (2 g) or placebo. In addition, 45 CHF patients were randomly allocated to receive a 4-week course of oral vitamin C (4 g/day) or placebo. An age-related reference range for BRS was developed in 22 healthy controls matched for age and gender to the CHF group. BRS was significantly impaired in the CHF group compared with age-matched older controls and young controls (6.9 +/- 3.1, 12.5 +/- 4.9 and 21.7 +/- 9.1 mmHg/ms respectively; P

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	administration, oral,adult,aged,ascorbic acid,baroreflex,blood flow velocity,case-control studies,female,heart failure,humans,injections, intravenous,male,middle aged,multivariate analysis,nitric oxide,oxidative stress,pressoreceptors
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2015 07:30
Last Modified:	22 Apr 2023 22:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/52451
DOI:	10.1042/CS20020334

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