Respiratory heat and moisture loss is associated with eosinophilic inflammation in asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 676-681

  Noble, Donald D ^a   McCafferty, J B ^a   Greening, A P ^a   Innes, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Asthma; Exhaled breath condensate pH; Exhaled nitric oxide; Respiratory heat loss; Sputum eosinophils

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LONG ACTING DRUG; NITRIC OXIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOISTURE; NEBULIZER; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPUTUM;

EID: 34147172340     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00071106     Document Type: Article

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