BACKGROUND Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), a well-known marker of airway inflammation, is rarely evaluated in rhinitis of different etiology. We aimed to compare the eNO levels in allergic rhinitis (AR) and nonallergic rhinitis (NAR) with/without asthma, as well as the contributing factors that interfere with elevated FeNO. METHODS Patients were enrolled based on chronic nasal sympto...

PURPOSE Nonallergenic irritants can aggravate the symptoms of rhinitis. We investigated the clinical responses of children with allergic rhinitis (AR) and nonallergic rhinitis (NAR) to nonallergenic irritants, and identified factors associated with these responses. METHODS Children with chronic rhinitis (n=208) were classified as having AR or NAR based on the presence of aeroallergen-specific...

A simple, precise, accurate, rapid, and sensitive reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method with UV detection has been developed and validated for quantification of naringin (NAR) in novel pharmaceutical formulation. NAR is a polyphenolic flavonoid present in most of the citrus plants having variety of pharmacological activities. Method optimization was carried out b...

Mononuclear [Ir{ArNC(NR2)NAr}(C8H14)2] complexes (where R = Me or Et; Ar = Ph or 4-MeC6H4; and C8H14 = cis-cyclooctene) were synthesized from the neutral N,Ndialkyl-N′,N′′-diarylguanidines via deprotonation and transmetalation. As confirmed by single-crystal structure determination, the guanidinato(1−) ligands coordinate the lowvalent d Ir center in an N,N′-chelating binding mode, and the C−N d...

Addition of four equivalents of lithium 2,5-dimethylpyrrolide to a solution of [Mo(NAr)(OR(F6))(2)(CHC(5)H(4))](2)Fe (OR(F6)=OCMe(CF(3))(2)) in dichloromethane led to [Mo(NAr)(Me(2)Pyr)(2)(CHC(5)H(4))](2)Fe (2; Me(2)Pyr=2,5-dimethylpyrrolide) and lithium hexafluoro-tert-butoxide, which crystallizes out upon cooling the reaction mixture to -35 degrees C. Attempts to prepare parent pyrrolide comp...

BACKGROUND Chronic rhinitis is a heterogeneous group of diseases that cause nasal inflammation. And the nose may be a window into the lung in the concept of "one airway one disease." OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to evaluate differences between the different forms of chronic rhinitis in terms of lower airway inflammation. METHODS Patients that attended the allergy clinic and presented ...

RHINITIS IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM AND IS DEFINED AS THE PRESENCE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing, nasal itching, and nasal obstruction. The two major classifications are allergic and nonallergic rhinitis (NAR). Allergic rhinitis occurs when an allergen is the trigger for the nasal symptoms. NAR is when obstruction and rhinorrhea occurs in relation to nonallergic, n...

BACKGROUND The surgical decision of performing anatomic resection (AR) or nonanatomic resection (NAR) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma remains controversial. The aim of the current study is to conduct a meta-analysis on published results to compare surgical outcomes after AR and NAR. METHODS A comprehensive search of the Pubmed, Ovid-Medline, Embase, Cochrane library, and Science Cit...

BACKGROUND Bradykinin may contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis. Like histamine, nasal challenge with bradykinin induces rhinorrhoea, nasal blockage, and plasma protein leakage. Their comparative nasal potencies have not, however, been fully elucidated. METHODS Three double blind, randomised, placebo controlled and cross-over studies were undertaken to compare objectively the na...