Sentences with word «hyperreactivity»

Although early - life adversity results in hyperreactivity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and hypothalamic — pituitary — adrenal (HPA) axis in rodents, evidence from human studies is inconsistent.
One study found a five-fold increase in bronchial hyperreactivity in people with the lowest intake of vitamin C.
A clinical condition that is induced by hyperreactivity of the innate immune system to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
Bronchial hyperreactivity (defined by a PC20 of 8 mg of methacholine per milliliter or less) was present in 23 percent of firefighters with a high level of exposure (77 subjects) and 8 percent of those with a moderate level of exposure (26 subjects).
A drug trial using a common dose of the serotonin antagonist cyproheptadine did not reduce airway eosinophilia (abnormally high amounts of eosinophils are found in asthma patients) compared with placebo; although overall airway hyperreactivity was not significantly reduced with treatment, individual cats (2 of 6) did have decreased airway hyperresponsiveness or less of an allergic response.
«Now a scan shows damage to my lungs and hyperreactivity to irritants.»
There was a significant association between the level of exposure and bronchial hyperreactivity: firefighters with a high level of exposure were more likely to have hyperreactivity than were those with a moderate level of exposure (relative risk, 21.0; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.8 to 164; P = 0.01).
With this deduction follows that the clinical picture of hyperreactivity and hyperresponsiveness in PTSD is consistent with the sensitive HPA - axis.
In the case of chronic stress, negative feedback mechanisms cause a shift of internal predetermined levels [25], which results in reduced physiological function at rest and hyperreactivity to stressful situations [24].
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