SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1985
STP32849S

Clinical Research Insights into the Pathogenesis of Chronic Lung Disease

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The problems inherent in studying the pathogenesis of chronic lung disease in human subjects in relation to inhaled air pollutants are discussed. The automatic rejection of findings of reversible airways changes as a significant health effect of acute pollutant inhalation is suggested to be unjustified, and an analogy with cigarette smoke inhalation is discussed. The author suggests that future clinical studies of air pollutant effects should emphasize response parameters, such as inflammation, which have amplifying potential. Recent studies of ozone effects are cited in this connection. The usefulness of nasal epithelium and of cultured human respiratory cells as models is noted. Finally, the hope is expressed that clinical air pollutant research will remain in the mainstream of our understanding of human lung biology.

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Bromberg, PA
School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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Developed by Committee: D22
Pages: 100–105
DOI: 10.1520/STP32849S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4937-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0406-8