Role of vascular endothelial growth factor in pulmonary endothelial cell injury by exercise challenge in asthmatic patients

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 267-271

  Kanazawa, Hiroshi ^a   Tochino, Yoshihiro ^a   Ichimaru, Yukitoshi ^a   Kodama, Toyoki ^a   Kyoh, Shigenori ^a   Umeda, Nobuaki ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Exercise; Induced sputum; Thrombomodulin; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; THROMBOMODULIN; VASCULOTROPIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED SPUTUM; LUNG ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROVOCATION TEST; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPUTUM; THROMBOMODULIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 33646772163     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900600622653     Document Type: Article

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