Transient relief of asthma symptoms during jaundice: A possible beneficial role of bilirubin

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-196

  Ohrui, Takashi ^a   Yasuda, Hiroyasu ^a   Yamaya, Mutsuo ^a   Matsui, Toshifumi ^a   Sasaki, Hidetada ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Hyperbilirubinemia; Intractable asthma; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BECLOMETASONE; BILIRUBIN; BILIVERDIN; BILIVERDIN REDUCTASE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FENOTEROL; HEME OXYGENASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; THEOPHYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CELL PROTECTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTHMA; BILIRUBIN; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; JAUNDICE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037368858     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.199.193     Document Type: Article

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