Effect of a leukotriene receptor antagonist pranlukast hydrate, on airway inflammation airway hyperresponsiveness in patients with moderate to severe asthma

Effect of a leukotriene receptor antagonist pranlukast hydrate, on airway inflammation airway hyperresponsiveness in patients with moderate to severe asthma

Asthma is characterized by chronic airway inflammation and the recruitment of inflammatory cells, typically eosinophils and lymphocytes, into the airway. Although several chemical mediators are released during the inflammatory process of asthma, evidence strongly suggests that the cysteinyl leukotri...

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Main Authors: Kiyoko Wada, Kenji Minoguchi, Yasurou Kohno, Naruhito Oda, Takayuki Matsuura, Kenta Kawazu, Masatsugu Kurokawa, Takeshi Tomita, Kana Ueno, Fumio Kokubu, Shunichi Mita, Mitsuru Adachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2000-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
airway hyperresponsiveness
airway inflammation
asthma
eosinophils
leukotriene
leukotriene receptor antagonist
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015313873

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