Associations of fractional exhaled nitric oxide with airway dimension and mucus plugs on ultra-high-resolution computed tomography in former smokers and nonsmokers with asthma.
Yusuke HayashiNaoya TanabeHisako MatsumotoKaoruko ShimizuRyo SakamotoTsuyoshi OgumaHironobu SunadomeAtsuyasu SatoSusumu SatoToyohiro HiraiPublished in: Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology (2024)
Higher FeNO may reflect the inflammation and remodeling of relatively peripheral airways in asthma in both former smokers and nonsmokers.
Keyphrases
- high resolution
- nitric oxide
- computed tomography
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- smoking cessation
- cystic fibrosis
- allergic rhinitis
- oxidative stress
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- nitric oxide synthase
- mass spectrometry
- hydrogen peroxide
- image quality
- air pollution
- tandem mass spectrometry
- magnetic resonance
- dual energy
- chemotherapy induced
- pet ct