The airway response to deep inspirations decreases with COPD severity and is associated with airway distensibility assessed by computed tomography

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 832-838

  Scichilone, Nicola ^a   La Sala, Alba ^a   Bellia, Maria ^a   Fallano, Katherine ^b   Togias, Alkis ^c   Brown, Robert H ^b   Midiri, Massimo ^a   Bellia, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway parenchyma interdependence; Bronchoprovocation; High resolution computed tomography; Hyperinflation; Methacholine

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; BRONCHOCONSTRICTING AGENT; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP INSPIRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; ELASTICITY; HOSPITALIZATION; INHALATION; INHALATION TEST; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPIROMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; ELASTICITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INHALATION; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 53049102924     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01307.2007     Document Type: Article

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