Journal article
Response of upper and lower airway inflammation to bronchial challenge with house dust mite in Chinese asthmatics: a pilot study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Allergen nasal challenge can induce increase of eosinophils in sputum, but report about eosinophilic inflammation in upper airway after allergen bronchial challenge in Chinese asthmatics was rare. The article aims to evaluate response of upper and lower airways to house dust mite (HDM) allergen bronchial challenge.
METHODS: HDM allergen bronchial challenge was carried out in asthmatic patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). Bronchial …
Authors
Zhu Z; Wang H; Xie Y; An J; Hu Q; Xia S; Li J; O’Byrne P; Zheng J; Zhong N
Journal
Journal of Thoracic Disease, Vol. 0, No. 0, pp. 0–0
Publisher
AME Publishing Company
Publication Date
August 2021
DOI
10.21037/jtd-20-2876
ISSN
2072-1439