Effect of a single dose of salmeterol on the increase in airway eosinophils induced by allergen challenge in asthmatic subjects

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 622-624

  Dente, Federico L ^a,c   Bancalari, Lorenza ^a   Bacci, Elena ^a   Bartoli, Maria L ^a   Carnevali, Stefano ^a   Cianchetti, Silvana ^a   Di Franco, Antonella ^a   Giannini, Daniele ^a   Vagaggini, Barbara ^a   Testi, Renato ^b   Paggiaro, Pier L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b GSK   (Italy)

^c CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergen bronchial challenge; Asthma; Eosinophils; Salmeterol; agonist

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; PLACEBO; SALMETEROL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM;

EID: 0033028086     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.7.622     Document Type: Article

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