Journal article
Eosinophilic bronchitis in asthma: A model for establishing dose-response and relative potency of inhaled corticosteroids
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Newer generations and formulations of inhaled corticosteroids have necessitated the development of a clinically relevant model to compare their clinical potency.
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated whether sputum eosinophil counts could demonstrate a dose-response to inhaled corticosteroids, and compared the response with other inflammatory markers.
Authors
Kelly MM; Leigh R; Jayaram L; Goldsmith CH; Parameswaran K; Hargreave FE
Journal
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 117, No. 5, pp. 989–994
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.jaci.2006.01.045
ISSN
0091-6749