New insights into the pathogenesis of severe corticosteroid-dependent asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Vrugt, Bart ^a   Djukanović, Ratko ^b   Bron, Aad ^c   Aalbers, René ^d  

^a Dept Obstet Gynaecol Acad H   (Netherlands)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Dutch Asthma Centre   (Switzerland)

^d MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endobronchial biopsy; Interleukin 8; Severe asthma; T cell

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; HUMANS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0029944929     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70013-1     Document Type: Article

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