Effects of naturally-occurring acid fog on inflammatory mediators in airway and pulmonary functions in asthmatic patients

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 935-942

  Honma, S ^a   Tanaka, H ^a   Teramoto, S ^a   Igarashi, T ^b   Abe, S ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kushiro City General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid fog; Asthma; Eosinophil cationic protein; Induced sputum; Interleukin 8

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 8; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; WATER;

ACIDITY; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; FOG; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JAPAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEBULIZATION; OSMOLARITY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SUMMER;

EID: 0033754338     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2000.0816     Document Type: Article

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