Changes in levels of catalase and glutathione in erythrocytes of patients with stable asthma, treated with beclomethasone dipropionate

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1260-1266

  Pennings, H J ^a   Borm, P J A ^b   Evelo, C T A ^b   Wouters, E F M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Beclomethasone; Catalase; Glutathione; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CATALASE; CYTOCHROME C; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEMOGLOBIN; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; PHTHALALDEHYDE; PLACEBO; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SODIUM AZIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; CATALASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0032768543     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.13f08.x     Document Type: Article

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