Bronchial hyperreactivity is associated with enhanced grain dust-induced airflow obstruction

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1172-1178

  Kline, Joel N ^a,b   Jagielo, Paul J ^a   Watt, Janet L ^a   Schwartz, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Endotoxin; Inhalation exposure; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAIN DUST; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INHALATION TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0034494218     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.89.3.1172     Document Type: Article

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