Macrophage Regulation of Ozone-Induced Lung Inflammation
Robert Tighe, MD
Summary
The purpose of this research study to understand how prior respiratory infections affect the susceptibility to lung inflammation following environmental exposures.
Description
Study participants will undergo a 1-day screening that includes a blood draw and breathing testing, return for a two-day series of testing to include blood draw, and brief breathing test before and after an inhaled challenge with either filtered air (FA) or ozone (O3). Participants return the next day for a brief breathing test, a blood draw and a procedure called bronchoscopy to evaluate the lung after the challenge. Participants then return 18 - 20 days later to repeat the two-day series of testing to be challenged with the exposure not received on the first series, (FA or O3). Each visit w…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–55 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals between 18-55 yrs. of age (No subject will be excluded from the study on the basis of gender or ethnicity) * Individuals with knowledge of prior respiratory viral infection history allowing them to be segregated into one of three cohorts * Cohort 1 - No history of respiratory viral infection (defined as no symptoms consistent with respiratory viral infection nor history of a positive respiratory viral test) * Cohort 2 - Documented mild respiratory viral infection (a positive test, either PCR- or antigen-based) but with mild to no symptoms and no evidence…
Interventions
- DrugOzone
Subjects will perform alternating 15 minutes rest with 15 minutes treadmill walk exercise periods for 135 minutes in while breathing Ozone (O3).
Location
- Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina