Montelukast protects against bradykinin-induced bronchospasm [1]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 870-872

  Crimi, Nunzio ^a   Mastruzzo, Claudio ^a   Pagano, Corrado ^a   Lisitano, Natalina ^a   Palermo, Filippo ^a   Vancheri, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BRADYKININ; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEUKOTRIENE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METHACHOLINE; MONTELUKAST; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LUNG FIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 16244382325     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.01.041     Document Type: Letter

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