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New insights from lung function.

D A Kaminsky1, C G Irvin

  • 1Department of Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05446-3042, USA.

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
|April 20, 2002
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Asthma management should prioritize improving lung function and airway responsiveness. Monitoring these objective measures is key to assessing treatment effectiveness and achieving therapeutic goals in asthma care.

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Respiratory Physiology

Background:

  • Asthma is characterized by pulmonary function abnormalities.
  • Treatment efficacy is often judged by objective lung function improvements.
  • Airway responsiveness is not solely dependent on inflammation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of objective lung function measures in asthma.
  • To emphasize airway responsiveness as a therapeutic target.
  • To discuss novel methods for assessing lung function in asthma.

Main Methods:

  • Review of long-term treatment trials in asthma.
  • Analysis of the relationship between inflammation and airway responsiveness.
  • Exploration of the role of lung parenchyma-airway linkage.

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  • Assessment of lung function measurement techniques.

    • Main Results:

    • Objective lung function improvement is crucial for new asthma therapies.
    • Airway responsiveness can be normalized with therapy.
    • Lung structure changes are best assessed by lung function measurements.
    • Forced oscillation techniques show promise for asthma monitoring.

    Conclusions:

    • Monitoring airway responsiveness and lung function is essential for effective asthma therapy.
    • Restoring normal airway responsiveness should be a treatment goal.
    • Advanced lung function monitoring techniques offer new possibilities for asthma assessment.