Monitoring asthma in childhood : Lung function, bronchial responsiveness and inflammation [PDF]
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ERS Task Force Monitoring Asthma in Children
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Hyperreactivity of the bronchi in children, whooping cough convalescents
Objective: to assess the presence and degree of bronchial hyperreactivity in convalescents of whooping cough based on the results of bronchial provocation tests.Materials and methods.
Yu. V. Nesterova +2 more
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Skin tests, serum total IgE levels, specific IgE antibodies against each allergen, bronchial reactions provoked by allergens and histamine release from basophils are well known as prameters of immediate allergic reactions.
Kitani, Hikaru +4 more
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Endothelin-1 in exhaled breath condensate of allergic asthma patients with exercise-induced bronchoconstriction [PDF]
Background Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is a highly prevalent condition, whose pathophysiology is not well understood. Endothelins are proinflammatory, profibrotic, broncho- and vasoconstrictive peptides which play an important role in the ...
Tomasiak Maria M +3 more
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Pulmonology approach in the investigation of chronic unexplained dyspnea [PDF]
Chronic unexplained dyspnea and exercise intolerance represent common, distressing symptoms in outpatients. Clinical history taking and physical examination are the mainstays for diagnostic evaluation.
Danilo Cortozi Berton +4 more
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Nasal lysine aspirin challenge in the diagnosis of aspirin - exacerbated respiratory disease [PDF]
Background Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease is under-diagnosed and therefore effective and inexpensive therapy with aspirin desensitization is rarely performed.
Darby, Y +6 more
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Aspirin desensitisation therapy for aspirin-intolerant chronic rhinosinusitis [PDF]
This review is published as a Cochrane Review in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 4. Cochrane Reviews are regularly updated as new evidence emerges and in response to comments and criticisms, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic
Lipworth, Brian J. +2 more
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Epithelial expression of mRNA and protein for IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in endobronchial biopsies in horses with recurrent airway obstruction [PDF]
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of bronchial epithelium to airway inflammation, with focus on mRNA and protein expression of cytokines of innate immunity IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-alpha, in horses with Recurrent Airway ...
Amanda Raine +7 more
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OBJETIVO: O intuito deste trabalho foi evidenciar a existência desse reflexo vagal, através de uma broncoprovocação, em pacientes portadores de refluxo gastroesofágico.
Mônica Silveira Lapa +2 more
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Influence of lung parenchymal destruction on the different indexes of the methacholine dose-response curve in COPD patients [PDF]
STUDY OBJECTIVES: The interpretation of nonspecific bronchial provocation dose-response curves in COPD is still a matter of debate.
Boere-van der Straat, S. +4 more
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