An evaluation of the clinical efficacy of tomato extract for perennial allergic rhinitis

Allergology International

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-230

  Yoshimura, Mineka ^a   Enomoto, Tadao ^b   Dake, Yoshihiro ^c   Okuno, Yoshiaki ^d   Ikeda, Hiroki ^b   Cheng, Lei ^e   Obata, Akio ^a  

^a KIKKOMAN CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS WAKAYAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c Dake ENT Clinic   (Japan)

^d Okuno ENT Clinic   (Japan)

^e NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical efficacy; Eosinophils; Histamine release; Perennial allergic rhinitis; Tomato extract

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; TOMATO EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MITE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINORRHEA; SCORING SYSTEM; SNEEZING; TOMATO;

EID: 34548822398     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.O-06-443     Document Type: Article

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