Published in Proteomics Weekly, December 13th, 2004
The study involved people expose to organic dust in a swine house. Such exposure "causes acute airway inflammation and increased bronchial responsiveness to methacholine in healthy subjects," wrote A. Ek and colleagues, of the Karolinska Institute, in European Respiratory Journal.
The researchers investigated whether an inhaled glucocorticoid, fluticasone propionate, altered the acute airway responses.
Analyses of nasal lavage fluids, serum samples and bronchial methacholine responsiveness were performed in...
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Source: Proteomics Weekly (2004-12-13)
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