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bronchial hyperresponsiveness Exaggerated bronchial constriction most common in asthma, in response to nonspecific provocation, inhalation of various bronchoconstrictors, but also to physical challenges–eg, exercise, dry or cold air,
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Population-based studies suggest that diesel exhaust, as a toxicologie pulmonary irritant, may provoke bronchial hyperresponsiveness, exacerbate preexisting allergies and asthma, and engender new-onset asthma. We conducted a long-term follow-up study of apprentices who trained in a field with exposure to high-molecular-weight agents to assess the incidence and remission of sensitization, symptoms, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in relation with job history after ending apprenticeship and to examine characteristics that were significantly associated with the incidence and remission of these occupational allergy outcomes. Tumor necrosis factor-[alpha] (TNF), the defining member of the TNF family of cytokines, has been directly implicated in asthmatic airway inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (Babu et al. Parental smoking modifies the relation between genetic variation in ... by Wu, Hao; Romieu, Isabelle; Sienra-Monge, Juan-Jose; del Rio-Navarro, Blanca Estela; Anderson, Daniel / Environmen |
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