Publications by authors named "Vincent Vanbelle"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines how high-intensity exercise and air pollution impact the airway barrier in adolescent elite athletes versus healthy controls.
- It involved testing 90 athletes from Flemish Elite Sports Schools and 25 control subjects for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) using the eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation (EVH) test, alongside analyzing sputum samples for genetic and inflammatory markers.
- Results indicated that athletes had higher levels of airway inflammation and cell damage, with 9% showing EIB, suggesting that intense exercise combined with air pollution exposure can harm respiratory health.
