Effect of an inhaled glucocorticoid on reactive oxygen species production by bronchoalveolar lavage cells from smoking COPD patients

Oxidative stress in the lung is important in the pathogenesis of COPD. Published data indicate that glucocorticoids inhibit blood cells in their capacity to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). We investigated the effect of Fluticasone propionate (FP) on the ROS production capabilities of pulmonar...

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Main Authors: Gert T. Verhoeven, Annemarie J.M. Wijkhuijs, Herbert Hooijkaas, Henk C. Hoogsteden, Wim Sluiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/096293500411578