Methacholine and Ovalbumin Challenges Assessed by Forced Oscillations and Synchrotron Lung Imaging

Bayat, Sam; Strengell, Satu; Porra, Liisa; Z. Jánosi, Tibor; Peták, Ferenc; Suhonen, Heikki; Suortti, P.; Hantos, Zoltán; Sovijärvi, Anssi; Habre, Walid

doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1211oc

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Methacholine and Ovalbumin Challenges Assessed by Forced Oscillations and Synchrotron Lung Imaging

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • May 29, 2009

Authors:

Sam Bayat

Satu Strengell

Liisa Porra

Abstract

RATIONALE: Methacholine (Mch) is routinely used to assess bronchial hyperreactivity; however, little is known about the differences in the lung response pattern between this provocation and that observed with ovalbumin (Ova) after allergic sensitization. OBJECTIVES: To compare (1) the central versus...

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Medicine

Ovalbumin

Synchrotron

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