Inhibition of tumor necrosis factor α for refractory asthma

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 354, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 754-758

  Erzurum, Serpil C ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOKINE; ETANERCEPT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

AIRWAY; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INFLAMMATION; INJECTION SITE REACTION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REFRACTORY ASTHMA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUNG; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 32644459549     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe058266     Document Type: Editorial

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