The anti-inflammatory profile of inhaled corticosteroids: Biopsy studies in asthmatic patients

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. F, 2000, Pages

  Barnes, N C ^a   Burke, C M ^a   Poulter, L W ^a   Schleimer, R P ^a  

^a LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway remodelling; Airway vascularity; Anti inflammatory agents; Asthma; Biopsy; Inhaled corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOKINE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL ACTIVATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; EOSINOPHIL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LAVAGE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0033754391     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2000.0853     Document Type: Article

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