Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and markers of airway inflammation in nonasthmatics with allergic rhinitis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-35

  Polosa, R ^a   Ciamarra, I ^a   Mangano, G ^a   Prosperini, G ^a   Pistorio, M P ^a   Vancheri, C ^a   Crimi, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Airway hyperresponsiveness; Allergic rhinitis; Eosinophils; Induced sputum; Methacholine

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; METHACHOLINE; AUTACOID; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM LEVEL; ADOLESCENT; BRONCHUS; EOSINOPHILIA; HAY FEVER; INHALATION TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPUTUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PROTEINS; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RIBONUCLEASES; SPUTUM;

EID: 0033629307     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15a07.x     Document Type: Article

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