The allergen bronchoprovocation model: An important tool for the investigation of new asthma anti-inflammatory therapies

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1101-1110

  Boulet, L P ^a,d   Gauvreau, G ^b   Boulay, M E ^a   O'Byrne, P ^b   Cockcroft, D W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Allergen bronchoprovocations; Allergen challenges; Asthma; Asthma treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; KETOTIFEN; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MONTELUKAST; NEDOCROMIL;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ASTHMA; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 34548501513     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01499.x     Document Type: Review

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