Introduction
chest tightness, asthma-like, inflammation, wheezing, pulmonary inflammation, breathlessness, airway hypersensitivity, Asthma
INFLAMMATION, CHRONIC AIRWAY DISEASE, PULMONARY INFLAMMATION, ASTHMA, EVENTS
Asthma is a chronic airway disease characterized by recurrent episodes of pulmonary inflammation leading to bronchoconstriction and symptoms such as breathlessness, wheezing, and chest tightness [Findings from animal studies suggest that increased levels of systemic inflammation during asthma-like events originate in the lungs [The mannitol airway challenge is a widely accepted to identify airway hypersensitivity. Inhaled mannitol is known to activate mast cells within the airways [