Journal article
Sputum Eosinophils and the Response of Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction to Corticosteroid in Asthma
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The relationship between eosinophilic airway inflammation and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), and the response to inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy was examined.
METHODS: Twenty-six steroid-naïve asthmatic patients with EIB were randomized to two parallel, double-blind, crossover study arms (13 subjects in each arm). Each arm compared two dose levels of inhaled ciclesonide that were administered for 3 weeks with a …
Authors
Duong M; Subbarao P; Adelroth E; Obminski G; Strinich T; Inman M; Pedersen S; O'Byrne PM
Journal
CHEST Journal, Vol. 133, No. 2, pp. 404–411
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2008
DOI
10.1378/chest.07-2048
ISSN
0012-3692