[Effect of high-altitude climate therapy on the adrenal cortex function in patients with bronchial asthma].
132 bronchial asthma patients living in Frunze (760 m above the sea level) and those on adaptation days 3-5 and 25-30 to the climate of North Tien Shan (3200 m above the sea level) underwent clinical and functional examination involving assessment of ACTH, cortisol and aldosterone levels. The patients showed clinical response and improvement of bronchial permeability associated with a pronounced growth of plasma cortisol levels starting on adaptation days 3-5. By adaptation days 25-30 cortisol levels were still on the increase while ACTH concentration tended to reduction.
Brimkulov
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Bakirova
A N
AN
Chaltabaev
K S
KS
D000064:Acclimatization / Q000502:physiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000328:Adult; D000531:Altitude; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002980:Climate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007707:Kyrgyzstan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Vliianie vysokogornoĭ klimatoterapii na funktsiiu kory nad- pochechnikov u bolnykh bronkhial'noĭ astmoĭ.