A novel pharmacologic action of glucocorticosteroids on leukotriene c4 catabolism

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 122-124

  Zaitsu, Masafumi ^a   Hamasaki, Yuhei ^a   Aoki, Yosuke ^a   Miyazaki, Sumio ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beclomethasone dipropionate; Cysteinyl leukotrienes; Fluticasone propionate; Human bronchial epithelial cells; glutamyl transpeptidase glutamyl transpeptidase related enzyme

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DIPEPTIDASE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE RELATED ENZYME; GLUCOCORTICOID; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LEUKOTRIENE D4; LEUKOTRIENE E4; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CATABOLISM; CELL CULTURE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ICOSANOID METABOLISM; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034917983     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.116000     Document Type: Article

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