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AIRWAY REACTIVITY [3 records]

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Record 1 2010-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Subunit influenza vaccination in adults with asthma : effect on clinical state, airway reactivity, and antibody response.

CONT

The requirement for polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the late asthmatic response and heightened airways reactivity in an animal model.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

Mechanism of airway hyperreactivity. Heightened airway reactivity usually occurs in patients who have late asthmatic response. The air-way hyper-responsiveness has been demonstrated after late responses induced both in the laboratory and following natural exposure to pollen.

CONT

It is a possibility than an IgE-mediated mast cell mechanism (allergy) is the original trigger of the inflammatory process. This ... appears to establish a state of hyper-responsiveness in the nasal mucosa, much like bronchial hyper-responsiveness in asthma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Amplification d'une réaction normale, humorale, cellulaire ou viscérale de l'individu allergique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
OBS

When plotted logarithmically, the data showed that tracheal gangliosides decreased with an increase in airway reactivity index, suggesting a linear relation between them.(abstract)(Bronchial hyperreactivity associated with tracheal gangliosides-Science, Nov. 5, 1982; 218(4572) ;p. 569-71)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
OBS

réactivité des voies respiratoires : base de données Pascal.

Spanish

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