Drug Treatment of Airway Inflammation in Asthma
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy
- Vol. 21 (3P2), 3S-20S
- https://doi.org/10.1592/phco.21.4.3s.34265
Abstract
Several methods are available for assessing drug effects on airway inflammation and the antiinflammatory effects of drugs for asthma. Cromolyn and theophylline are well‐established drugs for the treatment of asthma, and each has antiinflammatory properties. Drugs in development include those aimed at inhibiting inflammatory mediators and immunoglobulin E function; clinical studies, however, have been conducted largely in patients with moderate to severe asthma.Keywords
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