Characterising the role of small airways in severe asthma using low frequency forced oscillations: A combined computational and clinical approach.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106022
Abstract: BACKGROUND Within asthma, the small airways (≤2 mm in diameter) play an important role in pathophysiology. Using a combined clinical-computational approach, we sought to more precisely evaluate the contribution of the small airways to deep-breath induced… read more here.
Keywords: small airways; severe asthma; bronchial challenge; role ... See more keywords
Response of upper and lower airway inflammation to bronchial challenge with house dust mite in Chinese asthmatics: a pilot study.
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd-20-2876
Abstract: Background Allergen nasal challenge can induce increase of eosinophils in sputum, but report about eosinophilic inflammation in upper airway after allergen bronchial challenge in Chinese asthmatics was rare. The article aims to evaluate response of… read more here.
Keywords: upper lower; response; challenge; allergen bronchial ... See more keywords