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hyperresponsiveness

Definitions

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  • noun An abnormally increased responsiveness, especially that due to hypersensitivity or hyperreactivity

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Examples

  • Aridol improves the identification of bronchial hyperresponsiveness which is one of the hallmarks of asthma. "

    MarketWatch.com - Top Stories 2009

  • H2 phenotype, leading to Ig subtype switching and IgE synthesis, mast cell degranulation, eosinophilia, mucus metaplasia and airway hyperresponsiveness.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Neelkamal Chaudhary et al. 2010

  • The present study was designed to examine if nicotine could induce airway hyperresponsiveness through kinin receptors, and if so, explore the underlying mechanisms involved.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Yuan Xu 2010

  • We then assessed airway inflammation, epithelial changes characteristic of remodelling, airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and host immunological responses.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Jessica Siegle 2010

  • Our results might be relevant to active and passive smokers suffering from airway hyperresponsiveness, and suggest new therapeutic targets for the treatment of smoke-associated airway disease.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Yuan Xu 2010

  • It has been defined by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute as a common chronic disorder of the airways that is complex and characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperresponsiveness (bronchospasm), and an underlying inflammation.

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • The study showed additional immune phenotypes of miR-146a mutant mice, including loss of immunological tolerance and macrophage hyperresponsiveness to bacterial lipopolysaccharides.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • It has been defined by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute as a common chronic disorder of the airways that is complex and characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperresponsiveness (bronchospasm), and an underlying inflammation.

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • "In adults with persistent asthma, there is a significant and deleterious association between reduced serum vitamin D levels and lung function, airway hyperresponsiveness, and glucocorticoid sensitivity, which together constitute three important biomarkers of asthma severity, impairment and prognosis," the researchers concluded.

    MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010

  • Aridol's ability to detect airway hyperresponsiveness in poorly controlled asthmatics offers information to the respiratory physician that has previously not been available.

    MarketWatch.com - Top Stories 2009

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