Nitric Oxide Synthetic Pathway in Patients with Microvascular Angina and Its Relations with Oxidative Stress
Figure 5
NO plasma and oxidative stress scores. The NO plasma score is computed after standardization of the analytes involved in NO synthesis (Arg, Cit, Orn, ADMA, SDMA, and MMA). The standardized values of the variables positively associated with endothelial function are added, whereas the values of variables negatively associated with endothelial function are subtracted. The oxidative stress score is calculated by the values of GSSG (plus sign) and GSH (minus sign). NO plasma score: MVA versus Ctrl and CAD versus Ctrl; oxidative stress score: MVA versus Ctrl and CAD versus Ctrl.
