Selected Contribution: Airway caliber in healthy and asthmatic subjects: effects of bronchial challenge and deep inspirations

• Published in: Journal of applied physiology (1985) Vol. 91; no. 1; pp. 506 - 515
• Main Authors: Jensen, Andrew, Atileh, Haytham, Suki, Bela, Ingenito, Edward P., Lutchen, Kenneth R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.07.2001
• Subjects: Adult; Airway Resistance; Albuterol; Asthma; Asthma - diagnosis; Asthma - physiopathology; Bronchi - physiopathology; Bronchial Provocation Tests; Bronchoconstriction; Bronchodilator Agents; Computer Systems; Female; Humans; Inspiratory Capacity; Male; Muscular system; Reference Values; Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; Respiratory system

In 9 healthy and 14 asthmatic subjects before and after a standard bronchial challenge and a modified [deep inspiration (DI), inhibited] bronchial challenge and after albuterol, we tracked airway caliber by synthesizing a method to measure airway resistance (Raw; i.e., lung resistance at 8 Hz) in re...