Differential effects of inhaled budesonide and oral prednisolone on serum immunoglobulin G and its subclasses in healthy adult volunteers

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 192-195

  Van Schoor, J ^a   Toogood, J H ^b   Pauwels, R A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Budesonide; COPD; Glucocorticosteroid systemic effects; Immunoglobulin G subclasses; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CALCITRIOL; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN SUBCLASS; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNENEDIONES;

EID: 0031045329     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb00692.x     Document Type: Article

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