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9706495

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-12
pubmed:abstractText
Increased concentrations of neutrophils and alveolar macrophages are recovered in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of smokers compared with non-smokers. We designed a study to determine the relationship between neutrophils and alveolar macrophages recovered by BAL and the degree of air-flow obstruction, measured by spirometry (chronic air-flow obstruction was defined as: FEV1 < 80% of predicted and FEV1/FVC ratio < 70% of predicted) in healthy smokers. We found a significant correlation between spirometric values and the number of neutrophils and alveolar macrophages in BAL fluid obtained from healthy smokers. Our findings suggest that counts of 13-15x1000 neutrophils/ml and/or 430-450x1000 alveolar macrophages/ml in BAL fluid could be used as markers of air-flow obstruction in smokers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0258-851X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
427-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Bronchoalveolar lavage in smokers: quantification of alveolar macrophages and neutrophils as markers of bronchial obstruction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pneumology, Hospital Princesa, Madrid, Spain. c.jimenez/princesa@hup.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article