Airway Inflammation and Bronchial Hyperreactivity in Steroid Naive Children With Intermittent and Mild Persistent Asthma

Toyran M., BAKIRTAŞ A., DOĞRUMAN AL F., TÜRKTAŞ İ.

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, cilt.49, sa.2, ss.140-147, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/ppul.22810
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.140-147
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: induced sputum, nitric oxide, methacholine, AMP, mild asthma, EXHALED NITRIC-OXIDE, INDUCED SPUTUM, HYPERRESPONSIVENESS, METHACHOLINE, SEVERITY, EOSINOPHILS, EXERCISE, COUGH
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BackgroundIntermittent and mild persistent asthma are defined according to symptom frequency and spirometry and treated differently. To our knowledge, there is no study comparing airway inflammation between intermittent and mild persistent asthmatic children.