March 18, 2021

Will lowering oxidative stress lessen the symptoms of asthma?

Asthma is called bronchial asthma, and there are two types of asthma: childhood asthma, which develops in childhood, and adult asthma, which develops in adulthood. When an asthma attack occurs, phlegm is produced and breathlessness persists, and if the attack condition is prolonged, breathing becomes difficult, which is very dangerous.

 

 

In this article, I explain the relationship between asthma and oxidative stress.

What is asthma?

Asthma symptoms occur when the trachea and bronchial tubes, which are the air passages for breathing, become blocked with inflammation and phlegm, resulting in symptoms such as difficulty breathing.

The trachea is the air passage from the throat to the lungs and is about 10 cm long, although it varies from person to person.

It is called a bronchus because it branches off to the left and right at the entrance of the lungs in order to send air to the left and right lungs. People with asthma have some kind of inflammation in this airway.

And asthma is considered to be an allergic disease. Therefore, there are many factors (causes) that can cause an asthma “attack”.

For example, an attack is more likely to occur during hay fever season, cold weather, a cold, or when the asthma patient is under stress.

An asthma attack, if prolonged, can cause breathing difficulties and oxygen becomes very dangerous, so it needs to be treated by a specialized institution. If the asthma is chronic, the trachea is inflamed even if there is no attack. Therefore, the symptoms may appear to be calm, but some factor makes you more sensitive to an attack.

Asthma and Oxidative Stress

Asthma attacks can be triggered by factors such as hay fever symptoms and colds, but at all times when these factors are present, the oxidative stress level in the blood is high.

It is thought that increased oxidative stress causes the airways to constrict, meaning that the bronchial tubes through which the air passes become narrower, causing an asthma attack.

So, on the contrary, research data shows that by lowering oxidative stress, such asthma attacks are less likely to occur.

Finally.

Asthma is also a disease that is related to oxidative stress.

In a previous article, I introduced it as a disease that is related to oxidative stress and is under study.

 

In that article, we discuss about the diseases related to oxidative stress being studied in the Antioxidant Research Division.

Diseases that are closely related to oxidative stress

The antioxidant research division of Gifu University is currently working with research institutes and others to provide evidence for lowering oxidative stress in people with various conditions.

Reference

Bronchial asthma: Masao Yamaguchi, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Teikyo University School of Medicine

From the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/file/05-Shingikai-10905100-Kenkoukyoku-Ganshippeitaisakuka/0000121253.pdf

 

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