Safety and benefits of inhaled hypertonic saline following airway challenges with endotoxin and allergen in asthmatics

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 957-960

  Alexis, Neil E ^a   Bennett, William ^a   Peden, David Blaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; endotoxin; hypertonic saline; lung function; mucociliary clearance

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M; ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; HUMAN; INHALATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; INHALATION TEST; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SPUTUM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SPUTUM;

EID: 85013978906     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2016.1278019     Document Type: Article

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