Anti-asthma effect of an antiviral drug, acyclovir: A clinical case and experimental study

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 431-437

  Okada, H ^a,b   Ohnishi, T ^a   Hirashima, M ^a   Fujita, J ^a   Yamaji, Y ^a   Takahara, J ^a   Todani, T ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

A23187; Acyclovir; Aminophylline; Animal model; Anti asthma activity; Bronchial asthma; Guinea pig; Immediate airway obstruction; Peribronchial eosinophilia; TBX

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMINOPHYLLINE; CALCIMYCIN; PEMIROLAST;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030891089     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb00729.x     Document Type: Article

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