Discrepant clinical responses and blood chemokine profiles between two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications for children with mild persistent asthma

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 306-309

  Hung, Chih Hsing ^a   Li, Chi Yuan ^a   Lai, Yuan Sheng ^a   Hsu, Ping Ching ^a   Hua, Yi Ming ^a   Yang, Kuender D ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ketotifen; Macrophage derived chemokine; Montelukast; Peak expiratory flow; Thymus and activation regulated chemokine

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; KETOTIFEN; KETOTIFEN FUMARATE; MACROPHAGE DERIVED CHEMOKINE; MONTELUKAST; NITRIC OXIDE; THYMULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THYMUS;

ACETATES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHEMOKINES; CHEMOKINES, CC; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; KETOTIFEN; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUINOLINES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 20944431982     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2005.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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