... rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV ) and diminished vital capacity [1]. Apart from the destruction Key words : airways, chemiluminescence, humans, lung mechanics, nitric oxide, smokers, sputum. Abbreviations : COPD, chronic obstructive airways disease ; F ! , expiratory flow at 60...

... with alternating periods of 15 min rest and exercise. At 12 h after exposure, methacholine inhalation challenge tests and sputum induction were performed. 4. Twelve hours after exposure to ozone there was a significant increase in the maximal degree of airway narrowing to methacholine ( P < 0.02) compared...

... microbial organisms is not due to defective chemotaxis as measured here. 3. Purulent sputum solphase demonstrates chemotactic activity against control PMN. This activity is greater ( P < 0.001) than that found with mucoid sputum solphase, which is consistent with the neutrophil content of the secretions...

... Research Society 1983 cigarette α 1 -antitrypsin immunoelectrophoresis elastase sputum Clinical Science (1983) 64,223-230 223 The interaction of cigarette smoke solution with a,-antitrypsin: effect on inhibitory capacity, electrophoretic mobility and immunological measurement R O B E R T A. S...

...M. J. Dulfano; C. K. Luk; M. Beckage; O. Wooten 1. Sputum sols, obtained from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, were applied to frogs' isolated palates and the effect on ciliary beat frequency was examined. 2. During clinical exacerbations, a significant number of asthmatic...