Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a NO/ONOO- Cycle Disease
Nitric oxide synthase partial uncoupling as a key switching mechanism for the NO/ONOO– cycle
Martin Palls NO/ONOO- cyklus (på dansk/in Danish)
And his latest paper:
The NO/ONOO-Cycle as the Central Cause of Heart Failure
..if there is a peroxynitrite (ONOO- ) problem in ME/CFS – do ME/CFS patients have disrupted endothelial caveolae – as in this paper?
Peroxynitrite Disrupts Endothelial Caveolae Leading to eNOS Uncoupling and Diminished Flow-Mediated Dilation in Coronary Arterioles of Diabetic Patients:
- Peroxynitrite (ONOO- ) contributes to coronary microvascular dysfunction in diabetes mellitus (DM).
- NO-mediated coronary flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) was significantly reduced in DM patients, which was restored by ONOO- scavenger.
- The researchers propose, that ONOO- selectively targets and disrupts endothelial caveolae, which contributes to NO synthase uncoupling, hence reduced NO-mediated coronary vasodilation in DM patients.
…and may an ONOO- scavenger help ME/CFS patients?
(Remember: Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) is a test for assessing endothelial dysfunction, and a study, Large and small artery endothelial dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome, showed FMD was significantly lower in ME/CFS patients.)
Some ME/CFS patients say vitamin B12 (cobalamin) helps, and others say it makes no difference. I do not know what to believe, but something I do know, is that the biochemistry behind this is very complicated. I found this paper:
And then there is folic acid and eNOS activity:
And what about vitamin C - can it enhance nitric oxide bioavailability?:
Does vitamin C enhance nitric oxide bioavailability in a tetrahydrobiopterin-dependent manner? In vitro, in vivo and clinical studies
Does vitamin C enhance nitric oxide bioavailability in a tetrahydrobiopterin-dependent manner? In vitro, in vivo and clinical studies
...I fear that vitamins alone can't fix the broken cycle in ME/CFS, but let us hang in there and follow the research about it!!!
I do believe we are getting closer to answers and a treatment!
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