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The role of free radicals in airway obstruction in asthmatic patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1657539     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Neutrophils from asthmatic patients seem to be in an activated state. This study demonstrated that superoxide radical (O2-) production was enhanced in asthmatic patients compared with healthy control subjects. Production of (O2-) also increased with progression of disease and with disease duration. In addition, (O2-) release was inversely correlated with FEV1 and midflows and was greater in neutrophils from patients with exacerbated disease than in those from patients with stable disease. These findings suggest that oxygen metabolites may play a direct or indirect role in the modulation of airway inflammation.
Authors:
H Kanazawa; N Kurihara; K Hirata; T Takeda
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chest     Volume:  100     ISSN:  0012-3692     ISO Abbreviation:  Chest     Publication Date:  1991 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-12-03     Completed Date:  1991-12-03     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0231335     Medline TA:  Chest     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1319-22     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
First Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Airway Obstruction / etiology,  physiopathology
Asthma / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Lymphocyte Activation / physiology
Male
Middle Aged
Neutrophils / physiology*
Respiratory Function Tests
Superoxides / blood*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
11062-77-4/Superoxides

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