Avtor/Urednik		Mušič, Ema
Naslov		Alergijsko vnetje nosne sluznice in astma - podobnosti patogeneze in zdravljenja
Prevedeni naslov		Allergic rhinitis and asthma - pathogenesis and treatment
Tip		članek
Vir		Med Razgl
Vol. in št.		Letnik 44, št. Suppl 1
Leto izdaje		2005
Obseg		str. 149-54
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		The nose and the lower airways represent the so-called united airway, which serves for conducting the air to the lungs and providing immune responses to inhaled particles and antigens. Following an initial immune response to stimuli in the nose, subclinical sensitisation and inflammatory processes take place in the bronchial mucosa. This can be followed by the development of asthma. Very serious prevention and therapy of rhinitis are therefore required in order to prevent asthma and reduce its severity.
Izvleček		Nos in spodnja dihalna pota predstavljajo t. i. enotno dihalno cev, ki omogoča dostop zraka in se imunološko odziva na delce in antigene v vdihanem zraku. V nosu se začne imunski odziv sluznice na vdihane snovi, hkrati pa se v bronhe že posreduje subkliničen proces razpoznave antigena in vnetja. Tem dogajanjem lahko sledi razvoj astme. Ta spoznanja narekujejo resno preprečevanje in zdravljenje vnetja nosne sluznice, da bi posredno preprečevali razvoj in ublažili intenzivnost astme.
Deskriptorji		RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL ASTHMA