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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Main Authors: Israel Elliot, Kazani Shamsah, Pfeffer Michael A, Hew Mark J, Levy Bruce D, Bhavsar Pankaj K, Chung Kian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/71