Journal of Okayama Medical Association
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気管支喘息における喀痰中の Creola body に関する研究 第1編 気管支喘息患者喀痰中における Creola body の臨床的意義についての検討

磯嶋 浩二 岡山大学医学部第二内科学教室
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発行日
1992
抄録
To examine the clinicopathology of agglomerated bronchial epithelial cells, i. e. Creola body (CrB), in the sputum, the incidence of CrB stained by Papanicoloaou's method was evaluated in 46 bronchial asthmatics and 10 patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases, and then was compared with the pathogenetic factors of bronchial asthma. CrB was observed specifically in the sputum of bronchial asthmatics. CrB-positive cases had asthma attacks for more than 4 days and a high incidence of eosinophils in the sputum, but not CrB-negative cases. The presence of CrB in the sputum tended to be high in non-atopic asthmatics with a low serum IgE level, but had no significant correlation with either the incidence of neutrophils in the sputum, the present age of patients, the severity of the disease or bronchial hyperresponsiveness to acetylcholine. These findines suggest that the involvement of histolesional factors such as persistent bronchial contraction and release of major basic protein from eosinophils in the airway may lead to the formation of CrB. Also the appearance of CrB may be a useful index for pre-serious stage of asthma.
キーワード
bronchial asthma
sputum
Creola body
eosinophil
neutrophil
ISSN
0030-1558
NCID
AN00032489