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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and the bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15797754     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Because bronchial hyperresponsiveness has been linked to the bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), we determined PD(20) methacholine (PD(20(M))), PD(15) hypertonic saline (PD(15(HS))) and their dose-response slopes (DRS(M) and DRS(HS)) in 8 single and 18 double lung transplant recipients within 1 year of lung transplantation and examined the relationship to bronchoalveolar lavage cell profiles and subsequent development of BOS. Twenty-two patients (81%) had a positive methacholine and 6 (25%) a positive hypertonic saline challenge. A positive PD(15(HS)) was associated with an increased risk for BOS at 2 years (odds ratio 12.6, 95% confidence interval 1.3-123.5, p < 0.05), and time to BOS was significantly and negatively related to DRS(HS) (r = -0.5, p < 0.05) - that is, the greater the response, the shorter the time to BOS. Interestingly, DRS(HS) correlated positively with recipient:donor total lung capacity ratio (r = 0.5, p < 0.05), but there was no relationship between either challenge result and airway inflammation. Methacholine hyperresponsiveness is common after lung transplantation but is not prognostic, whereas response to hypertonic saline may reflect recipient:donor size matching and provide useful information regarding the potential for BOS development.
Authors:
David W Reid; E Haydn Walters; David P Johns; C Ward; Graham P Burns; Pam Liakakos; Trevor J Williams; Greg I Snell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1053-2498     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Heart Lung Transplant.     Publication Date:  2005 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-03-30     Completed Date:  2005-06-28     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9102703     Medline TA:  J Heart Lung Transplant     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  489-92     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Lung Transplant Service, Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. David.Reid@monash.edu.au
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Administration, Inhalation
Adult
Aged
Biopsy
Bronchial Hyperreactivity / diagnosis,  etiology*,  physiopathology
Bronchial Provocation Tests
Bronchiolitis Obliterans / diagnosis,  etiology*,  physiopathology
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / cytology
Bronchoconstrictor Agents / administration & dosage,  diagnostic use
Bronchoscopy
Disease Progression
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Forced Expiratory Volume
Humans
Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
Male
Methacholine Chloride / administration & dosage,  diagnostic use
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Saline Solution, Hypertonic / administration & dosage,  diagnostic use
Total Lung Capacity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bronchoconstrictor Agents; 0/Saline Solution, Hypertonic; 62-51-1/Methacholine Chloride

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