Effect of Dexamethasone and Fluticasone on Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Horses With Inflammatory Airway Disease

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1193-1201

  Leguillette R ^a   Tohver, T ^a   Bond, S L ^a   Nicol, J A ^a   McDonald, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway hyperreactivity; Airway hypersensitivity; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Equine asthma; Histamine bronchoprovocation challenge; Respiratory clinical signs

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FLUTICASONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYTOLOGY; EXERCISE; HORSE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG RESISTANCE; NASAL DISCHARGE; NONHUMAN; NOSE DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY EFFORT; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASE; INHALATION TEST; MALE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FLUTICASONE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 85019975499     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.14740     Document Type: Article

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