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SUBMITTER: Epstein TG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5638037 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Epstein Tolly G TG Kesavalu Banurekha B Bernstein Cheryl K CK Ryan Patrick H PH Bernstein Jonathan A JA Zimmermann Nives N Lummus Zana Z Villareal Manuel S MS Smith Andrew M AM Lenz Peter H PH Bernstein David I DI
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma 20131001 9
<h4>Objective</h4>Airway inflammatory patterns in older asthmatics are poorly understood despite high asthma-related morbidity and mortality. In this study, we sought to define the relationship between exposure to traffic pollutants, biomarkers in induced sputum, and asthma control in older adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Induced sputum was collected from 35 non-smoking adults ≥65 years with a physician's diagnosis of asthma and reversibility with a bronchodilator or a positive methacholine challenge. Pa ...[more]