Effect of ligustrazine injection on levels of interleukin-4 and interferon- γ in patients with bronchial asthma

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-220

  Che, Xiao Wen ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   Wang, Hui ^a   Wang, Wei ^a  

^a THE SECOND HOSPITAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Interferon ; Interleukin 4; Ligustrazine injection; Lung function; TH1 Th2 disequilibrium

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; TERBUTALINE; TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAZINES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TERBUTALINE;

EID: 54549116798     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-008-0217-y     Document Type: Article

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