Monitoring central and peripheral airway inflammation in asthma.
Invasive methods involving bronchoscopy allow identification of the site of airway inflammation, although within the peripheral airways further distinctions are difficult. The method of induced sputum refers only to the central airways, and the analysis of exhaled NO to the airways as a whole. Therefore there is still a need for more refined tools to asses airway inflammation.
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Krankenhaus Grosshansdorf, Zentrum für Pneumologie und Thoraxchirurgie, Grosshansdorf, Germany.
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D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001944:Breath Tests / Q000379:methods; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D006801:Humans; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000473:pathology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology