Search for: [Abstract = "of results obtained in the course of the study allowed for the following conclusions\: 1\) the measurement of arachidonic acid metabolites in induced sputum in asthma patients is a safe and reliable method of non\-invasive examination of the inflammatory process of the respiratory tract\; among the mediators studied, cysteinyl leukotrienes and the stable metabolite of PGD2\- 9α,11β\-PGF2 were higher than in control subjects. 2\) the presence of the highest level of cys\-LTs in the supernatant of induced sputum in aspirin\-induced asthma may confirm the observation that these mediators play a significant role in this particular type of asthma, 3\) a clear correlation between the cys\-LTs concentration and the proportion of eosinophils in induced sputum confirms important role of these cells in the pathogenesis of asthma, 4\) the absence of differences between asthma patient groups with respect to the concentrations of PGD2, PGF2α and PGE2 in induced sputum, may suggest that analysis of these eicosanoids in asthmatics may be of limited use."]
