Abstract
The integrity of endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the skin of patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is unclear, especially with respect to the role of nitric oxide. To examine this, forearm skin blood flow by laser Doppler flowmetry and total blood flow by venous occlusion plethysmography was measured in response to brachial artery infusions of an endothelium-dependent (methacholine) and -independent (sodium nitroprusside) vasodilator. Peak hyperemic forearm blood flow, following 5 min of arterial occlusion, was also determined. Responses were compared in 11 control subjects and 16 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. In ten normal subjects, co-infusion of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine with methacholine produced a significant reduction in total forearm blood flow response to methacholine (p < 0.002), measured by venous occlusion plethysmography, as well as vascular conductance (p < 0.001), confirming that nitric oxide contributes to this response. In contrast, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine had no significant effect on the methacholine-induced increase in forearm skin blood flow measured by laser Doppler flowmetry indicating that factors other than nitric oxide may be involved. Increases in forearm sk...Continue Reading
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