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Atopy may be an important determinant of subepithelial fibrosis in subjects with asymptomatic airway hyperresponsiveness

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dc.contributor.authorSohn, Seong-Wook-
dc.contributor.authorChang, Yoon-Seok-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Hye-Seung-
dc.contributor.authorChung, Doo-Hyun-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Choon-Taek-
dc.contributor.authorKim, Young-Hwan-
dc.contributor.authorKim, Yoon-Keun-
dc.contributor.authorMin, Kyung-Up-
dc.contributor.authorKim, You-Young-
dc.contributor.authorCho, Sang-Heon-
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-09-
dc.date.available2010-04-09-
dc.date.issued2008-06-28-
dc.identifier.citationJ Korean Med Sci. 2008 ;23(3):390-6.en
dc.identifier.issn1011-8934 (Print)-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10371/62777-
dc.description.abstractThe bronchial pathology of asymptomatic airway hyperreponsiveness (AHR) subjects is not well understood, and the role of atopy in the development of airway remodeling is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether atopy is associated with airway remodeling in asymptomatic AHR subjects. Five groups, i.e., atopic or non-atopic subjects with asymptomatic AHR, atopic or non-atopic healthy controls, and subjects with mild atopic asthma, were evaluated by bronchoscopic biopsy. By electron microscopy, mean reticular basement membrane (RBM) thicknesses were 4.3+/-1.7 microm, 3.4+/-1.8 microm, 2.5+/-1.5 microm, 2.6+/-1.1 microm, and 2.3+/-1.2 microm in the mild atopic asthma, atopic and non-atopic asymptomatic AHR, atopic and nonatopic control groups, respectively (p=0.002). RBM thicknesses were significantly higher in the mild atopic asthma group and in the atopic asymptomatic AHR group than in the other three groups (p=0.048). No significant difference in RBM thickness was observed between the atopic asymptomatic AHR group and the mild atopic asthma group (p>0.05), nor between non-atopic asymptomatic AHR group and the two control groups (p>0.05). By light microscopy, subepithelial layer thicknesses between the groups showed the same results. These findings suggest that RBM thickening occurs in subjects with atopic asymptomatic AHR, and that atopy plays an important role in airway remodeling.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherKorean Academy of Medical Scienceen
dc.subjectAdulten
dc.subjectAsthma/epidemiology/*pathologyen
dc.subjectBasement Membrane/*pathology/ultrastructureen
dc.subjectBiopsyen
dc.subjectBronchi/pathologyen
dc.subjectBronchial Hyperreactivity/epidemiology/*pathologyen
dc.subjectBronchoscopyen
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectFibrosisen
dc.subjectFollow-Up Studiesen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectHypersensitivity, Immediate/*epidemiologyen
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectMicroscopy, Electronen
dc.subjectRespiratory Mucosa/*pathology/ultrastructureen
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen
dc.titleAtopy may be an important determinant of subepithelial fibrosis in subjects with asymptomatic airway hyperresponsivenessen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor손성욱-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor장윤석-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor이혜승-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor정두현-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor이춘택-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor김영환-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor김윤근-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor민경업-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor김유영-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor조상현-
dc.identifier.doi10.3346/jkms.2008.23.3.390-
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