Children With Asthma Have SNO Deficiency
University of Virginia Health SystemCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-- Researchers at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center have found that a deficiency of S-nitrosothiol (SNO), a chemical that dilates the bronchial tubes, is associated with severe asthma in children. The finding, published in the May 2 issue of Lancet, may help doctors develop new asthma therapies aimed at correcting this deficiency.