Predictors for Identifying the Efficacy of Systemic Steroids on Sustained Exhaled Nitric Oxide Elevation in Severe Asthma

Predictors for Identifying the Efficacy of Systemic Steroids on Sustained Exhaled Nitric Oxide Elevation in Severe Asthma

Background: Some patients with asthma have high levels of exhaled nitric oxide fraction (FENO) despite inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) therapy. Early studies suggested that this might be explained by the presence of heterogeneous airway inflammation. We aimed to assess the predictors for identifying t...

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Main Authors: Kazuto Matsunaga, Tsunahiko Hirano, Keiichiro Akamatsu, Yoshiaki Minakata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
airflow limitation
airway inflammation
eosinophils
inhaled corticosteroid
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015301507

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