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Alveolar Macrophage ImmuNOmetabolism study

Recruiting
Conditions
Pneumonia, pulmonary diseases
Registration Number
NL-OMON29138
Lead Sponsor
AMC
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

• 18-60 years of age
• non-smoking, or ex-smoking (=2 years ago)
• no respiratory diagnosis of asthma or COPD
• no history of bronchiectasis, lung cancer, pneumothorax or other significant respiratory disease.
• no history of bleeding disorder
• not using anti-inflammatory and/or anticoagulant medication
• no major comorbidities
• BMI 17-30 kg.m2

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who are deemed immunocompromised due to disease or medication

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To analyse immunometabolic pathways in AMs of healthy volunteers after ex vivo” exposure to respiratory pathogens or components thereof using an integrative approach.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. To obtain exploratory data on the composition and diversity of the lung microbiome.<br>2. To utilize Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (CLE) to visualize in vivo the healthy alveolar compartment and airway wall layers and compare this to airway wall histology.
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