Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Occupational Lung Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
Primary disease or condition being studied: Asthma -COPD-Interstitial Lung Diseases-Occupational Lung Diseases
Brief summary
In the present study inflammatory mediators will be isolated in induced sputum and exhaled breath condensate and will be correlated with particulate matter measured in these samples.Particulate matter will be assessed by partcle size distribution method and shape analysis. The aim of the study is to perform biological monitoring in environmental and occupational diseases in a non invassive fashion.
Interventions
OTHERno generic names
Sponsors
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Study design
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Ages 7-80
Exclusion criteria
* FEV1 \< 75% predicted pO2 \< 75
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed