Glucocorticoid resistance in asthma is associated with elevated in vivo expression of the glucocorticoid receptor β-isoform

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 943-950

  Sousa, Ana R ^c   Lane, Stephen J ^c   Cidlowski, John A ^a   Staynov, Dontcho Z ^c   Lee, Tak H ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid receptor and ; Glucocorticoid resistant asthma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSACTIVATION;

EID: 0004815929     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.106486     Document Type: Article

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