The assessment of airway inflammation by non-invasive methods could provide a signal to start anti-inflammatory treatment before the onset of symptoms and the impairment of lung function. It could also be useful in the follow-up of patients with lung disease, and for guiding drug treatment. Measuring inflammatory markers in exhaled breath condensate is potentially the easiest way to quantify lung inflammation. The clinical applicability of this method could facilitate the practice of respiratory medicine
Montuschi, P., Indirect monitoring of lung inflammation, <<NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY>>, 2002; 1 (3): 238-242. [doi:10.1038/nrd751] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/60978]
Indirect monitoring of lung inflammation
Montuschi, Paolo
2002
Abstract
The assessment of airway inflammation by non-invasive methods could provide a signal to start anti-inflammatory treatment before the onset of symptoms and the impairment of lung function. It could also be useful in the follow-up of patients with lung disease, and for guiding drug treatment. Measuring inflammatory markers in exhaled breath condensate is potentially the easiest way to quantify lung inflammation. The clinical applicability of this method could facilitate the practice of respiratory medicine
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