Effects of dexamethasone on airway hyper-responsiveness to the adenosine A1 receptor agonist cyclo-pentyl adenosine in an allergic rabbit model

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1513-1521

  El Hashim, Ahmed Z ^a,b   Banner, Katharine H ^a,c   Paul, William ^a   Page, Clive P ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVARTIS HORSHAM RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine A1 receptor; Allergic inflammation; Baseline airway hyper responsiveness; Glucocorticosteroid

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALLERGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0033042412     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702455     Document Type: Article

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