Effects of prednisone on the cellular responses and release of cytokines and mediators after segmental allergen challenge of asthmatic subjects

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-38

  Liu, Mark C ^a   Proud, David ^a   Lichtenstein, Lawrence M ^a   Hubbard, Walter C ^a   Bochner, Bruce S ^a   Stealey, Becky A ^a   Breslin, Linda ^a   Xiao, HuiQing ^a   Freidhoff, Linda R ^a   Schroeder, John T ^a   Schleimer, Robert P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cytokines; Glucocorticoids; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOCORTICOID; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HISTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; KININ; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; THROMBOXANE B2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASOPHIL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034919083     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.116004     Document Type: Article

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