<b>Objective:</b> Pulmonary function and airway inflammation were investigated in stable pre- to late-adolescent asthmatics without long-term control medications and compared with those in currently medicated asthmatics.
Pulmonary function tests were performed in patients with asthma, and the ACE genotypes were determined in all subjects by the polymerase chain reaction.
Abbreviation: DEP: Diesel exhaust particles; PAHs: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; THBS1: thrombospondin 1; ISAAC: International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood; PFTs: Pulmonary Function Tests; FEV1: The first second of forced expiration; EDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; RT-qPCR, Reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR; ETS: environmental tobacco smoke; PAEs: phthalate esters.
Tai-Chi-Chuan Exercise Improves Pulmonary Function and Decreases Exhaled Nitric Oxide Level in Both Asthmatic and Nonasthmatic Children and Improves Quality of Life in Children with Asthma.
Hyperpolarized 129Xenon Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Quantify Regional Ventilation Differences in Mild to Moderate Asthma: A Prospective Comparison Between Semiautomated Ventilation Defect Percentage Calculation and Pulmonary Function Tests.