Sputum eosinophilia is more closely associated with airway responsiveness to bradykinin than methacholine in asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 551-556

  Polosa, R ^a,b   Renaud, L ^b   Cacciola, R ^a   Prosperini, G ^a   Crimi, N ^a   Djukanovic, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bradykinin; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Eosinophils; Methacholine; Sputum

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BRADYKININ; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SPUTUM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; BRADYKININ; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM;

EID: 0031657062     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12030551     Document Type: Article

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