Article
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide and wheezing phenotypes in preschool children.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Jun 2013
Oh Mi-Ae, Shim Jung Yeon, Jung Young-Ho, Seo Ju-Hee, Young Kim Hyung, Kwon Ji-Won, Kim Byoung-Ju, Kim Hyo Bin, Kim Woo Kyung, Lee So-Yeon, Jang Gwang Cheon, Song Dae Jin, Kim Ha-Jung, Shin Yee-Jin, Park Jung-Won, Cho Sang-Heon, Lee Joo-Shil, Hong Soo-Jong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic lower airway inflammatory disease. Nitric oxide is an inflammatory mediator produced endogenously in the airway. Previous studies have demonstrated that the fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is increased in asthma. OBJECTIVES: To investigate if FeNO concentrations were correlated with wheezing phenotypes in preschool children and to compare the FeNO results...
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