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Use of induced sputum cell counts to investigate airway inflammation in asthma.
Thorax · 1992 · Vol. 47(1) · pp. 25–29
Isabelle Pin✉(St. Joseph's Hospital)Peter G. Gibson(St. Joseph's Hospital)R Kolendowicz(St. Joseph's Hospital)Adele Girgis-Gabardo(St. Joseph's Hospital)Judah A. Denburg(St. Joseph's Hospital)F.E. Hargreave(St. Joseph's Hospital)Jerry Dolovich(St. Joseph's Hospital)
Abstract
Induced sputum is capable of detecting differences in cell counts between normal and asthmatic subjects and merits further development as a potential means of assessing airway inflammation in asthma.
Asthma and respiratory diseasesInhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicineHypertonic salineSputumEosinophilInhalationAsthmaEosinophil cationic proteinRespiratory tractSalbutamolRespiratory system
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultAgedAsthmaBasophilsCell CountChildEosinophilsFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansInflammationLungMaleMast Cells
Funding
- Canadian Lung Association
- Medical Research Council Canada
- Medical Research Council
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