Comparison between hypertonic and isotonic saline-induced sputum in the evaluation of airway inflammation in subjects with moderate asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1395-1400

  Bacci, E ^a,b   Cianchetti, S ^a   Paggiaro, P L ^a   Carnevali, S ^a   Bancalari, L ^a   Dente, F L ^a   Di Franco, A ^a   Giannini, D ^a   Vagaggini, B ^a   Giuntini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Asthma; Hypertonic saline; Induced sputum

Indexed keywords

HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; METHACHOLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPUTUM;

EID: 8044224014     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00541.x     Document Type: Article

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