Combination treatment with high-dose vitamin C and alpha-tocopherol does not enhance respiratory-tract lining fluid vitamin C levels in asthmatics

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 173-181

  Hernandez, Michelle ^a   Zhou, Haibo ^a,b   Zhou, Bingqing ^a,b   Robinette, Carole ^a   Crissman, Kay ^c   Hatch, Gary ^c   Alexis, Neil E ^a   Peden, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FLUID; MALE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPUTUM; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; ASTHMA; CAPSULES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SERUM; SPUTUM; VITAMINS;

EID: 60749136559     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370802161077     Document Type: Article

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