Posthyperventilation Hypoxemia after Methacholine Inhalation.
The hypothesis of this study was that hypoxemia after methacholine (MTH) inhalation is related not only to ventilation/perfusion inhomogeneity, but also to posthyperventilation hypoxemia. To test the hypothesis, we paid special attention to changes in gas exchange and ventilation parameters after MTH inhalation.
T, Ogura +4 more
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Evaluation of factors that allow the clinician to taper inhaled corticosteroids in childhood asthma
Inhaled corticosteroids are potent and effective treatment agents for controlling symptoms of childhood asthma. However, there are no predictive factors that help to determine which patients with asthma are likely to be tapered off inhaled ...
Kentaro Matsuda +5 more
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An Improved Model of House Dust Mite Allergic Sensitization [PDF]
The existing mouse models for allergic asthma are incapable of reproducing all of the immunogenic and physiological features of allergic asthma as seen in humans. These models can also induce some changes inconsistent with human disease.
Kostin, Susan F.
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Long-term effects of allergen sensitization and exposure in adult asthma: a prospective study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: : We investigated the effects of sensitization and exposure to common domestic allergens on longitudinal changes in lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. METHODS: : Subjects attended 2 visits that were 4 years apart.
Adnan Custovic +30 more
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Possible mechanism(s) of the relaxant effect of asafoetida (Ferula assa-foetida) oleo-gum-resin extract on guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle [PDF]
Objective: Asafoetida (Ferula assa-foetida) is known as a valuable remedy for whooping cough, pneumonia, bronchitis in children and asthma treatment in folk medicine.
Zahra Gholamnezhad +3 more
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Diagnosis of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in sport by PC20 value [PDF]
En este trabajo se exponen los criterios de positividad del Comité Olímpico Internacional versus a la Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica.
Alvero-Cruz, J. R. +2 more
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Level of Eosinophil Cationic Protein in Sputum of Chemical Warfare Victims [PDF]
Objective(s) Considering fair response to inhaled corticosteroids and reports of severe air way hyper responsiveness in chemical warfare victims (CWV), a role for eosinophilic inflammation (i.e. asthma) was postulated.
توحیدی, محمد +7 more
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Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Bronchoalveolar Fluid Inflammatory Cells in Obese Asthmatic Male Rats
Background & objectives: Epidemiological and clinical studies have shown a close relationship between asthma and obesity. The present study examined the effect of obesity on the airway response to methacholine and the number of inflammatory cells in the ...
Rana Keyhanmanesh +5 more
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Long-term outcomes of bronchial thermoplasty in subjects with severe asthma: A comparison of 3-year follow-up results from two prospective multicentre studies [PDF]
Bansal, Sandeep +10 more
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