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Persistence of Airway Obstruction and Hyperresponsiveness in Subjects With Asthma Remission: Methods
Posted in June 1st, 2014
Published in Asthma
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Subjects Sixty-five subjects took part in this study (Table 1). Of these, 30 ex-asthmatics were recruited from advertisements in different media. Inclusion Criteria and Definition of Asthma Remission We included in the study men or women >18 years old, atopic or not, with a proven history of asthma responding to the American Thoracic Society criteria, […]
Persistence of Airway Obstruction and Hyperresponsiveness in Subjects With Asthma Remission
Posted in May 30th, 2014
Published in Asthma
Bronchial asthma is characterized by variable airflow obstruction and airway hyperresponsiveness. Its underlying mechanism is considered to be an airway inflammatory process with bronchial epithelial damage and mucus secretion, and in which eosinophils and lymphocytes seem to play a key role.2 There is still no cure for asthma. We may, however, observe remissions, either spontaneously, […]