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Patterns of inflammation and the use of reversibility testing in smokers with airway complaints.

Chavannes NH, Vernooy JH, Schermer TR, Jacobs JA, Dentener MA, van Weel C, van Schayck OC, Wouters EF.

BMC Pulm Med. 2006 Jun 1;6:11.PMID: 16740168 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Induced sputum, eosinophilic bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hargreave FE, Leigh R.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999 Nov;160(5 Pt 2):S53-7. Review.PMID: 10556171 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Vascular endothelial growth factor: an angiogenic factor reflecting airway inflammation in healthy smokers and in patients with bronchitis type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

Rovina N, Papapetropoulos A, Kollintza A, Michailidou M, Simoes DC, Roussos C, Gratziou C.

Respir Res. 2007 Jul 15;8:53.PMID: 17631682 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evidence of mast-cell activation in a subset of patients with eosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Louis RE, Cataldo D, Buckley MG, Sele J, Henket M, Lau LC, Bartsch P, Walls AF, Djukanovic R.

Eur Respir J. 2002 Aug;20(2):325-31.PMID: 12212963 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Determination of the inflammatory component of airway diseases by induced sputum cell counts: use in clinical practice.

Moritz P, Steidle LJ, Felisbino MB, Kleveston T, Pizzichini MM, Pizzichini E.

J Bras Pneumol. 2008 Nov;34(11):913-21. English, Portuguese. PMID: 19099097 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Induced sputum inflammatory mediator concentrations in eosinophilic bronchitis and asthma.

Brightling CE, Ward R, Woltmann G, Bradding P, Sheller JR, Dworski R, Pavord ID.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2000 Sep;162(3 Pt 1):878-82.PMID: 10988099 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Biological markers in induced sputum of patients with different phenotypes of chronic airway obstruction.

Bartoli ML, Di Franco A, Vagaggini B, Bacci E, Cianchetti S, Dente FL, Tonelli M, Paggiaro PL.

Respiration. 2009;77(3):265-72. Epub 2008 Dec 11.PMID: 19075557 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Chronic bronchitis sub-phenotype within COPD: inflammation in sputum and biopsies.

Snoeck-Stroband JB, Lapperre TS, Gosman MM, Boezen HM, Timens W, ten Hacken NH, Sont JK, Sterk PJ, Hiemstra PS; Groningen Leiden Universities Corticosteroids in Obstructive Lung Disease (GLUCOLD) Study Group.

Eur Respir J. 2008 Jan;31(1):70-7. Epub 2007 Sep 5.PMID: 17804442 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Concentration of CCL11, CXCL8 and TNF-alpha in sputum and plasma of patients undergoing asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation.

Daldegan MB, Teixeira MM, Talvani A.

Braz J Med Biol Res. 2005 Sep;38(9):1359-65. Epub 2005 Aug 26.PMID: 16138219 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Leukotriene B4 in exhaled breath condensate and sputum supernatant in patients with COPD and asthma.

Kostikas K, Gaga M, Papatheodorou G, Karamanis T, Orphanidou D, Loukides S.

Chest. 2005 May;127(5):1553-9.PMID: 15888827 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Increased oxidative stress in asymptomatic current chronic smokers and GOLD stage 0 COPD.

Rytilä P, Rehn T, Ilumets H, Rouhos A, Sovijärvi A, Myllärniemi M, Kinnula VL.

Respir Res. 2006 Apr 28;7:69.PMID: 16646959 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Eosinophilic airway disorders.

Scott KA, Wardlaw AJ.

Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Apr;27(2):128-33. Review.PMID: 16612763 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Local and systemic inflammation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors are increased in sputum.

Vernooy JH, Küçükaycan M, Jacobs JA, Chavannes NH, Buurman WA, Dentener MA, Wouters EF.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Nov 1;166(9):1218-24.PMID: 12403691 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Interleukin-10 level in sputum is reduced in bronchial asthma, COPD and in smokers.

Takanashi S, Hasegawa Y, Kanehira Y, Yamamoto K, Fujimoto K, Satoh K, Okamura K.

Eur Respir J. 1999 Aug;14(2):309-14.PMID: 10515406 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Eosinophilic airway inflammation and exacerbations of COPD: a randomised controlled trial.

Siva R, Green RH, Brightling CE, Shelley M, Hargadon B, McKenna S, Monteiro W, Berry M, Parker D, Wardlaw AJ, Pavord ID.

Eur Respir J. 2007 May;29(5):906-13. Epub 2007 Feb 14.PMID: 17301099 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Repeated sputum inductions induce a transient neutrophilic and eosinophilic response.

van der Vaart H, Postma DS, Timens W, Kauffman HF, Hylkema MN, Ten Hacken NH.

Chest. 2006 Oct;130(4):1157-64.PMID: 17035451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Assessing airway inflammation in clinical practice - experience with spontaneous sputum analysis.

Holz O, Seiler T, Karmeier A, Fraedrich J, Leiner H, Magnussen H, Jörres RA, Welker L.

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Efficacy of the novel phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor BAY 19-8004 on lung function and airway inflammation in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Grootendorst DC, Gauw SA, Benschop N, Sterk PJ, Hiemstra PS, Rabe KF.

Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2003;16(6):341-7.PMID: 14580925 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[C-reactive protein levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma]

Urboniene D, Sakalauskas R, Sitkauskiene B.

Medicina (Kaunas). 2008;44(11):833-40. Lithuanian. PMID: 19124959 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characteristics of airway inflammation and bronchodilator reversibility in COPD: a potential guide to treatment.

Perng DW, Huang HY, Chen HM, Lee YC, Perng RP.

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