title: The influence of topical anaesthetic agent at bronchoalveolar lavage upon cellular yield and identification and upon macrophage function.
abstract: The influence of cocaine and lignocaine as local anaesthetic agent upon the results obtained at bronchoalveolar lavage was investigated. No differences were found. A functional activity of macrophages was assessed when the cells were stored in lavage fluid. A time-dependent decrease occurred which was related to lack of nutrients rather than the anaesthetic concentration.
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D002452:Cell Count / Q000187:drug effects; D003042:Cocaine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine; D003042:Cocaine