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Filter by:Aims of this study are to observe the correlation between ABCB1、VDR、TBX21、NR3C1 and other gene polymorphisms and the effect of glucocorticoid shock therapy on neuromyelitis optica. Investigators plan to include patients with neuromyelitis optica who will receive glucocorticoid shock therapy prospectively. The patients are divided into glucocorticoid sensitive (GS) group and glucocorticoid resistance (GR) group according to the change of central vision after treatment. Patients' clinical data will be collected and blood samples are needed for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing test. Through statistical analysis, the data differences between GS group and GR group were compared, and the effects of clinical indexes and gene polymorphisms on the efficacy of glucocorticoid shock therapy in the treatment of neuromyelitis optica should be analyzed.
The investigators are studying the effects of exposure to diesel exhaust on lung inflammation in the presence and absence of an inhaled corticosteroid. Although data is mixed, studies show that asthmatics have increased lung inflammation and worse symptoms during periods of higher air pollution despite taking their anti-inflammatory corticosteroid medication. One possible reason is that air pollution exposure may decrease the ability of corticosteroids to combat inflammation. To test this volunteers will inhale either a placebo or a corticosteroid, before sitting in an exposure booth for 2 hours breathing either filtered air or diluted diesel exhaust. Samples will be collected before and after exposure to analyze the effects of budesonide and diesel exhaust exposure.