Journal article
Repeatability of allergen-induced airway inflammation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Allergen inhalation challenge is a useful clinical model to investigate the effects of asthma therapies on allergen-induced airway responses; however, the repeatability of allergen-induced airway inflammation is not known.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the repeatability of allergen-induced increases in sputum eosinophils. This information will allow the prediction of the number of subjects required in …
Authors
Gauvreau GM; Watson RM; Rerecich TJ; Baswick E; Inman MD; O’Byrne PM
Journal
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 104, No. 1, pp. 66–71
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 1999
DOI
10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70115-6
ISSN
0091-6749