Abstract
Symptoms of allergic asthma are triggered by allergen exposure inducing allergic inflammation and hyperreactivity of the bronchi. To investigate the possible relationship between clinical symptoms and signs of asthma, i.e. bronchial variability as measured by peak expiatory flow rate (PEFR), bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR) and mediators of allergic inflammation. Twenty-eight children with pollinosis, but no obvious history of asthma, were studied at three occasions, i.e. before, during and after (autumn) the birch pollen season. Twelve children sensitive to birch pollen were considered as the case group. Sixteen children, who were only clinically sensitive to grass pollen, served as controls. Subjective symptoms of asthma were recorded by visual analogue scale, BHR was estimated by methacholine bronchial provocation tests, bronchial variability PEFR and circulating mediators of inflammation, i.e. eosinophil cationic protein, eosinophil protein X, myeloperoxidase and tryptase in serum. Bronchial hyperreactivity and by PEFR was more pronounced after than during the season (P < 0.01), whereas eosinophil mediators and the peak expiratory flow rate increased during the season (P < 0.05). Except for between PEFR variability and BHR i...Continue Reading
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