Effect of zafirlukast (Accolate) on cellular mediators of inflammation: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid findings after segmental antigen challenge

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 5 PART I, 1998, Pages 1381-1389

  Calhoun, William J ^b   Lavins, Bernard J ^a   Minkwitz, Margaret C ^c   Evans, Rhobert ^c   Gleich, Gerald J ^c   Cohn, Judith ^c  

^a Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical Incorporated   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTEMIZOLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLEEDING; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031800910     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.5.9609014     Document Type: Article

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