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ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cholinergic mechanisms in an organic dust model simulating an acute exacerbation in patients with COPD.

Lena Palmberg, Britt-Marie Sundblad, Jie Ji, Jakob Karén, Kjell Larsson

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Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lena PalmbergWork Environment Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, lena.palmberg@ki.se.
Britt-Marie SundbladWork Environment Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, lena.palmberg@ki.se.
Jie JiWork Environment Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, lena.palmberg@ki.se.
Jakob KarénWork Environment Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, lena.palmberg@ki.se.
Kjell LarssonWork Environment Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, lena.palmberg@ki.se.
Karolinska Institutet · SESociety of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExposure in a pig barn induces airway inflammation that has similarities with the response observed in acute exacerbations in COPD.

methodsA total of 15 smokers with COPD and 15 healthy non-smokers were exposed for 2 hours in a pig barn (in vivo exposure). Symptoms were assessed, lung function measured, and blood and sputum samples taken before and after exposure. Blood neutrophils were isolated and stimulated ex vivo with dust from a pig barn and acetylcholine, and inflammatory markers were analyzed.

resultsIn vivo exposure caused more symptoms and greater lung function fall in COPD patients than in controls. Baseline concentrations of MMP9, TIMP1, IL6, CXCL8, in sputum and neutrophil blood count were higher in COPD patients than in controls. In vivo exposure increased MMP9, TIMP1, IL6, CXCL8, TNFα, and LTB

conclusionCOPD patients exposed in a pig barn experience symptoms similar to those in acute exacerbations and lung function deterioration that is unrelated to bronchial responsiveness. Cholinergic mechanisms are involved in the inflammatory response to dust, with no difference between COPD and non-smokers.

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DustHousing, AnimalOrganic AgricultureSus scrofaAcetylcholineAcetylcholinesteraseAgedAir PollutantsAnimalsBronchoconstrictionCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedCholine O-AcetyltransferaseCytokinesDisease ProgressionFemaleAcetylcholineAcetylcholinesteraseACHE protein, humanAir PollutantsCholine O-AcetyltransferaseCytokinesDustGPI-Linked ProteinsInflammation Mediatorsairway inflammationchronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPDorganic dustpig barn

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PMID30464444
PMCPMC6219273
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