Corticosteroid suppression of lipoxin A<sub>4 </sub>and leukotriene B<sub>4</sub>from alveolar macrophages in severe asthma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An imbalance in the generation of pro-inflammatory leukotrienes, and counter-regulatory lipoxins is present in severe asthma. We measured leukotriene B<sub>4 </sub>(LTB<sub>4</sub>), and lipoxin A<sub>4...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-06-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
Online Access: | http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/71 |