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Article: Ciliary assessment in bronchiectasis

TitleCiliary assessment in bronchiectasis
Authors
KeywordsBronchiectasis
Ciliary assessment
Electron microscopy
Issue Date2000
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Asia. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/RES
Citation
Respirology, 2000, v. 5 n. 2, p. 91-98 How to Cite?
AbstractBronchiectasis is a common condition among the Oriental population and affected patients suffer from chronic sputum production punctuated by recurrent infective exacerbations. Cilia are minute structures present on the surface of respiratory and other epithelial cells that beat continuously to maintain a sterile mucosal surface in the respiratory tract. Patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia could potentially develop recurrent sinotrachrobronchitis, bronchiectasis, serous otitis media, hydrocephalus, and male infertility. The assessment of cilia has, however, received little attention until recently and generally involves elaborate methods that require complex and expensive technology. This brief article discusses application of the saccharine test, light microscopy assessment of ciliary beat, and transmission electron microscopy assessment of the ultrastructure of cilia. The rationale and indications for ciliary assessment are also listed along with illustrations showing ciliary structure, equipment required for sampling and assessment of cilia, and transmission electron micrographs of ciliary ultrastructural abnormalities.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/67460
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2023 Impact Factor: 6.6
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.559
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dc.contributor.authorZheng, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorTipoe, Gen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T05:55:20Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T05:55:20Z-
dc.date.issued2000en_HK
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dc.identifier.issn1323-7799en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBronchiectasis is a common condition among the Oriental population and affected patients suffer from chronic sputum production punctuated by recurrent infective exacerbations. Cilia are minute structures present on the surface of respiratory and other epithelial cells that beat continuously to maintain a sterile mucosal surface in the respiratory tract. Patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia could potentially develop recurrent sinotrachrobronchitis, bronchiectasis, serous otitis media, hydrocephalus, and male infertility. The assessment of cilia has, however, received little attention until recently and generally involves elaborate methods that require complex and expensive technology. This brief article discusses application of the saccharine test, light microscopy assessment of ciliary beat, and transmission electron microscopy assessment of the ultrastructure of cilia. The rationale and indications for ciliary assessment are also listed along with illustrations showing ciliary structure, equipment required for sampling and assessment of cilia, and transmission electron micrographs of ciliary ultrastructural abnormalities.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Asia. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/RESen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofRespirologyen_HK
dc.subjectBronchiectasis-
dc.subjectCiliary assessment-
dc.subjectElectron microscopy-
dc.subject.meshBronchiectasis - pathologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCilia - ultrastructureen_HK
dc.subject.meshCiliary Motility Disorders - diagnosis - pathologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshMicroscopyen_HK
dc.subject.meshMicroscopy, Electronen_HK
dc.subject.meshMovementen_HK
dc.subject.meshRespiratory System - pathologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshSaccharin - diagnostic useen_HK
dc.titleCiliary assessment in bronchiectasisen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1440-1843.2000.00233.xen_HK
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