Dietary interventions in asthma

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1003-1010

  Scott, Hayley A ^a,b   Jensen, Megan E ^a,b   Wood, Lisa G ^a,b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Asthma; Fatty acids; Inflammation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; OBESITY;

EID: 84895169249     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: 18734286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/13816128113190990421     Document Type: Review

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