Analysis of Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Pathways in Lung Diseases by Haem Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in Induced Sputum and Carbon Monoxide (CO) in Exhaled Air

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Lung Diseases

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01140685

TASMC-10-LF-669-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

This work will focus on the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant pathways in lung diseases by measuring HO-1 in induced sputum and CO in exhaled air in cases of four respiratory diseases, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), occupational lung diseases (OLD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female
• Ages >/= 18 years
• Diagnosed with one or more lung diseases
• Referred for sputum induction to the Pulmonary Laboratory in the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center