Reliability Study Of The Technique To Assess Upper Respiratory Airway Inflammation In A Polluted Environment: 1695

Gomes, Elisa Couto; Florida-James, Geraint; Stone, Vicki

Abstract

Airway inflammation can be detected by an increased influx of inflammatory cells, such as neutrophils, as well as increased expression of inflammatory markers, which include interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Clara cell protein (CC16). When an individual is exercising in a polluted environment, it is useful to be able to assess these variables with a reliable technique. Some of these techniques, such as bronchial biopsies and brochoalveolar lavage, though frequently used, are relatively invasive procedures. The nasal lavage technique (NL), on the other hand, is a simple and relatively noninvasive procedure that samples the upper respiratory airway

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 1, 2009
• Publication Date: 2009-05
• Deposit Date: Aug 1, 2016
• Journal: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
• Print ISSN: 0195-9131
• Electronic ISSN: 1530-0315
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Issue: Supplement 1
• Pages: 99
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000354860.20764.82
• Keywords: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/321169