Effect of nedocromil sodium pretreatment on the immediate and late responses of the airway to segmental antigen challenge

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Calhoun, William J ^a   Jarjour, Nizar N ^b   Gleich, Gerald J ^c   Schwartz, Lawrence B ^d   Busse, William W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Eosinophil; Eosinophil granule proteins; Histamine; Nedocromil sodium; Segmental allergen challenge; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

NEDOCROMIL SODIUM;

ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EOSINOPHIL; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROSOLS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANTIGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHYMASES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; NEDOCROMIL; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRYPTASES;

EID: 0029949571     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70016-7     Document Type: Article

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