Montelukast Improves Symptoms and Lung Function in Asthmatic Women Compared With Men

Montelukast Improves Symptoms and Lung Function in Asthmatic Women Compared With Men

Purpose: Gender differences exist in the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases, partially due to the effects of sex hormones on the development of allergic manifestations. Women, compared with men, are more prone to suffer allergic asthma, experience difficulties in controlling asthma symptoms,...

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Main Authors: Renata Esposito, Giuseppe Spaziano, Domenico Giannattasio, Francesco Ferrigno, Angela Liparulo, Antonietta Rossi, Fiorentina Roviezzo, Maurizio Sessa, Maddalena Falciani, Liberato Berrino, Mario Polverino, Francesca Polverino, Bruno D’Agostino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
montelukast
leukotrienes
eosinophils
asthma
nitric oxide
gender differences
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2019.01094/full

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