Search for dissertations about: "airway hyperresponsiveness"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the words airway hyperresponsiveness.

  2. 11. Pattern-recognition receptors in airway inflammation

    Author : Anna-Karin Ekman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Airway inflammation is a defining feature of allergic rhinitis and asthma. Bacterial and viral infections are known to cause exacerbations of both diseases, but knowledge about the mechanisms involved is limited. READ MORE

  4. 12. Nasal and bronchial testing as well as treatment of patients with airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation focusing on the united airway concept

    Author : Anders Ehnhage; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Allergic and non-allergic rhinitis and asthma is a global health problem on the increase that causes major illness and disability worldwide, and also results in a large financial burden on society. This thesis contains six papers, based on four different clinical studies on humans with allergic as well as non-allergic airways inflammation, such as neutrophil inflammation caused by exposure to swine dust, as well as chronic rhinosinusitis and concomitant asthma with and without NSAID intolerance. READ MORE

  5. 13. Neutrophil subsets in airway inflammation and hyperreactivity

    Author : Sandra Ekstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Neutrophils are part of the first lines of defence against invading microbes. They play an essential role in antimicrobial host defence by recognizing microorganisms through the various receptors that can be expressed on their surfaces. READ MORE

  6. 14. Experimental studies of lipid mediator modulation of airway responsiveness

    Author : Willem Abma; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Lipid mediators play an important role in responsiveness of the airways. The roles of prostanoids and leukotrienes in inducing airway inflammation and contraction are reasonably well established. READ MORE

  7. 15. Effects of nitrogen dioxide on airway responsiveness in allergic asthma

    Author : Victoria Strand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : air pollution; nitrogen dioxide; asthma; allergy; airway responsiveness; pulmonary function; eosinophils; particulates; repeated exposure;

    Abstract : Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the industrialized world and its prevalence is increasing. Clinical symptoms of airway obstruction and bronchial hyper responsiveness can be induced by specific agents, such as allergens and non-specific stimuli, such as cold air and irritants. READ MORE