Lower leukotriene C4 levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of asthmatic subjects after 2.5 years of inhaled corticosteroid therapy

Long-term treatment with inhaled corticosteroids has been shown to result in improvement of symptoms and lung function in subjects with asthma. Arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites are thought to play a role in the pathophysiology of asthma. It was assessed whether differences could be found in broncho...

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Main Authors: Y. Oosterhoff, S. E. Overbeek, R. Douma, J. A. Noordhoek, D. S. Postma, H. C. Hoogsteden, F. J. Zijlstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1995-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0962935195000688