Neuropeptide degradation in naive and steroid-treated allergic saliva

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 9-10, 2001, Pages 1777-1788

  Albo, Federica ^a   Antonangeli, Riccardo ^b   Cavazza, Antonella ^a   Marini, Mario ^a   Roda, L Giorgio ^a   Rossi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Divisione Di Broncopneumologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Neuropeptides; Proteolytic enzymes; Saliva; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE; FLUNISOLIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STEROIDS;

EID: 0034887226     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5769(01)00101-1     Document Type: Article

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