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J Appl Physiol 62: 1888-1892, 1987;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 62, Issue 5 1888-1892, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Airway responses to methacholine in asymptomatic nonatopic cigarette smokers

T. B. Casale, B. J. Rhodes, A. L. Donnelly and J. M. Weiler

We prospectively performed methacholine bronchoprovocation challenges on 46 young smokers to examine the effects of cigarette smoking on airway responsiveness. The subjects, ages 18-35 yr, had no past or present history or physical examination findings of asthma or other lung diseases, rhinitis, allergic diseases, or respiratory infections; were skin test negative to 29 common aeroallergens; and had base-line pulmonary function values greater than 80% predicted. Sixteen of 46 (35%) subjects had a 20% or greater drop in forced expiratory volume in 1 s at a provocative methacholine concentration less than or equal to 25 mg/ml. The degree of methacholine responsiveness was not dependent upon base-line pulmonary function values or the amount of cigarettes consumed, and there was no association between the amount of cigarettes consumed and base-line pulmonary function values. These data suggest that many young asymptomatic nonatopic smokers have increased airway responsiveness to inhaled methacholine without clinically significant hyperreactive airway disease.


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