[Interest for evaluation of bronchial inflammation in asthma]

N Glas; J-M Vergnon; Y Pacheco

doi:10.1016/j.pneumo.2012.10.004

[Interest for evaluation of bronchial inflammation in asthma]

Rev Pneumol Clin. 2013 Apr;69(2):76-82. doi: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2012.10.004. Epub 2013 Feb 19.

[Article in French]

Authors

N Glas¹, J-M Vergnon, Y Pacheco

Affiliation

¹ Service de Pneumologie et D'oncologie Thoracique, Hôpital Nord, CHU de Saint-Étienne, France. nathalie.glas@chu-st-etienne.fr

PMID: 23434035
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2012.10.004

Abstract

Asthma is a heterogeneous chronic inflammatory disease. The respiratory functional tests are sometimes insufficient to confirm the diagnosis. Other tools are developed to estimate the bronchial inflammation such as tests of bronchial provocation, measure of exhaled nitric oxide, induced sputum and exhaled breath condensate. This review presents these non-invasive methods, approaches their interests on the identification of the disease and the treatment.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Asthmatic Agents / therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Asthma / diagnosis*
Asthma / drug therapy
Breath Tests*
Bronchial Hyperreactivity / diagnosis
Bronchial Hyperreactivity / drug therapy
Bronchial Provocation Tests*
Bronchitis / diagnosis*
Bronchitis / drug therapy
Disease Progression
Eosinophils
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Inflammation Mediators / analysis
Leukocyte Count
Spirometry
Sputum / chemistry
Sputum / cytology*

Substances

Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Inflammation Mediators