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ArticleJournal of asthma and allergy2022

Study on the Relationship Between Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cell Count, Th1/Th2 Cytokines and Pulmonary Function in Patients with Cough Variant Asthma.

Junfeng Chen, Wei Lin, Haiting Gu, Kangtai Ying, Tingjian Li, Haiyan Shao

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Article in Journal of asthma and allergy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junfeng Chen *Department of Respiration, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, 317500, People's Republic of China.
Wei Lin *Department of Respiration, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, 317500, People's Republic of China.
Haiting GuDepartment of Respiration, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, 317500, People's Republic of China.
Kangtai YingDepartment of Respiration, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, 317500, People's Republic of China.
Tingjian LiDepartment of Respiration, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, 317500, People's Republic of China.
Haiyan ShaoDepartment of Respiration, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, 317500, People's Republic of China.
The First People's Hospital of Wenling · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to compare lung function and airway inflammation among cough variant asthma (CVA), chronic cough and classical asthma (CA) and investigate the relationship between these indicators and their possible mechanisms of action in the progression of CVA to CA. Methods: 36 patients with chronic cough, 39 patients with CA, and 57 patients with CVA were included in this study. Pulmonary function tests, bronchial provocation tests and FeNO tests were performed. The patients' bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected, the cells in BALF were counted, and the levels of Th1 and Th2 cytokines were detected. Results: The neutrophils, lymphocytes, and eosinophils in BALF in the CA and CVA groups were significantly higher than those in the chronic cough group. Also, they were negatively correlated with FEV1, FVC, and FEV1/FVC and positively correlated with IgE and FeNO. The expression of Th2-related cytokines was increased in CVA and CA patients, and it was positively correlated with FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC and negatively correlated with IgE and FeNO, while the results of Th1-related cytokines were the opposite of those for Th2-related cytokines. Conclusion: CVA differs from asthma and chronic cough in terms of Th1/Th2 cytokines and lung function and provides a reference for understanding the disease mechanism of early clinical progression of CVA to CA.

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cell classified countcough variant asthmacytokinespulmonary functionTh1/Th2 balance

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