External Nitric Oxide Measurement Through SNO Degradation
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Alonefire SV003 10W 365nm UV Flashlight.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Healthy, Unconscious. Basic parameters: 1 Day — 75 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
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Official title
Does a Flashlight Used to Detect Pet Biological Fluids on Human Skin and Other Surfaces Increase Gas Phase Nitric Oxide Levels?
Overview
In this study, we aim to explore the feasibility of a novel, noninvasive SNO assay to acquire physiological SNO quantification from various parts of the human body and test this new method of analysis. This study aims to help with the currently cumbersome and invasive procedures used to measure SNOs in the body. The proposed activities do not unnecessarily duplicate previous experiments.
Detailed description
S-nitrosylation is the covalent attachment of a nitric oxide group to cystine thiol within a protein to form an S-nitrosothiol (SNO); it has diverse regulatory roles in all mammalian cells and thus operates as a fundamental mechanism for cellular signaling and accounts for a large part of nitric oxide activity. Though SNOs are relevant to many biological disciplines like neuronal, muscular, respiratory, and cardiovascular biology, currently there is no way to measure SNOs that is both easy to use in a clinical setting and accurate in detecting low concentrations; detection is challenging due to the labile nature of the molecules. Low or high concentrations of these molecules could be vital indicators of incoming dangerous issues in the body. A system to easily and accurately measure SNOs could prove useful in preventative treatments. Ultra Violet (UV) light can break SNOs and can be used to measure nitric oxide release, but this method is not fully developed and further research is needed on the potential effect for UV to measure nitric oxide release.
Interventions
- Device Alonefire SV003 10W 365nm UV Flashlight
Investigator will use a Nitric Oxide Analyzer while attached to a small suction port on the subject's ear lobe to be tested for Nitric Oxide. After getting the baseline assay, the investigator will shine a low-intensity UV Flashlight (Alonefire SV003 10W 365nm UV Flashlight) at the ear lobe for 10 seconds, repeated three times at 20 second intervals, to determine if there is photobleaching. Then the assay will then be performed on the opposite ear lobe. Fifteen minutes after the third UV flashli
Primary outcome measures
- Change in Nitric Oxide during UV light exposure [Time frame: 30 minutes]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult males or females age ≥ 1 day and ≤ 75 years at time of enrollment
Exclusion criteria
- Subjects meeting the following criteria will be excluded:
- Smokers.
- Any chronic skin conditions.
- Pregnant.
- Subjects that are unable or unwilling to cooperate with specimen collection.
- Subjects with diagnosis of any medical condition that in the investigator's opinion would make them unsuitable for study participation.
- (for subjects ≥ 18) Subjects that lack the capacity to consent for themselves.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
Study locations
United States · 2 centers
- Riley Hospital for Children — Indianapolis
- Wells Center for Pediatric Research — Indianapolis
Publications
- Marozkina NV, Gaston B. Nitrogen chemistry and lung physiology. Annu Rev Physiol. 2015;77:431-52. doi: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-021113-170352. PMID 25668023
- Straub AC, Lohman AW, Billaud M, Johnstone SR, Dwyer ST, Lee MY, Bortz PS, Best AK, Columbus L, Gaston B, Isakson BE. Endothelial cell expression of haemoglobin alpha regulates nitric oxide signalling. Nature. 2012 Nov 15;491(7424):473-7. doi: 10.1038/nature11626. Epub 2012 Oct 31. PMID 23123858
- Marozkina NV, Gaston B. S-Nitrosylation signaling regulates cellular protein interactions. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2012 Jun;1820(6):722-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.06.017. Epub 2011 Jun 24. PMID 21745537
- Palmer LA, Gaston B. S-nitrosothiol assays that avoid the use of iodine. Methods Enzymol. 2008;440:157-76. doi: 10.1016/S0076-6879(07)00809-9. PMID 18423216
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04903535 · 10839