Markers that can Reflect Asthmatic Activity before and after Reduction of Inhaled Corticosteroids: A Pilot Study

Evaluation of airway inflammation is important in achieving adequate dosing of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for treating bronchial asthma. However, there is no evaluation tool that can be used in clinical settings. We examined biomarkers that can precisely reflect airway inflammation when ICS are d...

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Main Authors: Go Kato, Koichiro Takahashi, Kenji Izuhara, Kazutoshi Komiya, Shinya Kimura, Shinichiro Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Biomarker Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/BMI.S12537