[Role of eosinophils in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma].

Analysis is made of the results of a comprehensive examination of 313 bronchial asthma patients. The examination included the revealing of the information relations of the absolute count of blood eosinophils, their changes after administration of a standard dose of adrenaline, the eosinophil count in sputum and bronchial secretion. Significant information relations with the build-up parameters, alterations in bronchial patency, a number of immunological and biochemical characteristics were discovered. Analysis of the measure of the information relation evidences the pathogenetic and prognostic role of eosinophils in bronchial asthma.