Hyperleukotrieneuria in Patients with Allergic and Inflammatory Disease

Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs: leukotrienes C4, D4, and E4) have long been implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma and several allergic diseases. LTE4 has been identified as a major metabolite of LTC4, and urinary LTE4 (U-LTE4) is considered as the most reliable analytic parameter for monitoring t...

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Main Authors: Masami Taniguchi, Noritaka Higashi, Emiko Ono, Haruhisa Mita, Kazuo Akiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015307942