Does restoration of T-box-containing protein expressed in T cells protect against allergen-induced asthma?
Our results suggest that T-bet expression in T cells can prevent the initiation of airway inflammation and progression of chronic inflammation and might be extrapolated to human asthma.
Short-term application of nasal continuous positive airway pressure increases heart rate variability and time and frequency domain indexes of parasympathetic activity without influencing cardiac sympathetic activity. This increase may occur reflexively, through stimulation of pulmonary mechanoreceptor afferents.