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SUBMITTER: Owens RL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8884694 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Owens Robert L RL Campana Lisa M LM Foster Alison M AM Schomer Ashley M AM Israel Elliot E Malhotra Atul A
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology 20191202
Nocturnal worsening of asthma may be due to reduced lung volumes and fewer sigh breaths, which have been shown to increase airway resistance and bronchoreactivity. We hypothesized that mimicking deep inspiration using nocturnal mechanical support would improve symptoms in patients with asthma. Subjects with asthma underwent usual care and bilevel positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for 4 weeks, separated by 4 weeks, and methacholine challenge (PC<sub>20</sub>) and subjective assessments. 13 p ...[more]