Sputum Eosinophilia, Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Airway Narrowing in Young Adults with Former Asthma

Sputum Eosinophilia, Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Airway Narrowing in Young Adults with Former Asthma

Background: 30–80% of outgrown asthma subjects develop symptoms again later in life. We investigated inflammation and function of lower airway in adolescents with former asthma. Methods: 326 never-smoking young adults (mean age 24.0 years) were interviewed with special emphasis on history of asthma....

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Main Authors: Johsuke Hara, Masaki Fujimura, Shigeharu Myou, Toshiyuki Kita, Miki Abo, Nobuyuki Katayama, Shiho Furusho, Kouichi Nobata, Yoshitaka Oribe, Hideharu Kimura, Takashi Sone, Yuko Waseda, Yukari Ichikawa, Tomoyuki Araya, Noriyuki Ohkura, Shunichi Tamori, Hazuki Takato, Yuichi Tambo, Yoriko Herai, Akihiro Hori, Masahide Yasui, Kazuo Kasahara, Shinji Nakao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
airway hyperresponsiveness
airway inflammation
airway narrowing
former asthma
remission
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015307759

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