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A review of practical strategies for managing bronchial asthma in conventional medical systems
Indian Journal of Allergy Asthma and ImmunologyBronchial asthma is a chronic airway condition affecting about 10%–12% of adults and 15% of children worldwide. Treatment guidelines vary by asthma nature and severity.
Khadija Abdul Hafiz +2 more
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Occupational asthma follow-up — Which markers are elevated in exhaled breath condensate and plasma?
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2014 Objectives: To search for optimal markers in the exhaled breath condensate (EBC), plasma and urine that would reflect the activity/ severity of occupational asthma (OA) after the withdrawal from the exposure to the allergen. Material and Methods: Markers
Daniela Pelclová +10 more
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NSAID-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (NERD): From Pathogenesis to Improved Care
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)-exacerbated respiratory disease (NERD) is characterized by moderate-to-severe asthma and a higher prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis/nasal polyps, but is a highly heterogeneous disorder with various clinical ...
Seong-Dae Woo +4 more
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The features of bile acids exchange in rats under the influence of corvitin [PDF]
The Ukrainian Biochemical Journal, 2017 Corvitin is a soluble form of quercetin (QUE) and its effects are based on the ability to inhibit the activity of 5-lipoxygenase and to block the formation of leukotrienes.
T. V. Vovkun +6 more
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Lipoxygenase pathways in Homo neanderthalensis: functional comparison with Homo sapiens isoforms
Journal of Lipid Research, 2013 Lipoxygenases (LOX) have been implicated in biosynthesis of pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators, and a previous report suggested compromised leukotriene signaling in H. neanderthalensis.
Pavlos Chaitidis +5 more
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LEUKOTRIENES AND ANTILEUKOTRIENE DRUGS IN ALLERGIC RHINITIS
Педиатрическая фармакология, 2009 Allergic rhinitis is an allergic inflammation of the nasal mucosa due to sensitization to some inhalation allergens. There are two phases of a systemic allergic reaction depending on interaction of different cell types a biochemical mediators — the early
M.A. Zharkikh +2 more
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Eicosanoid Control Over Antigen Presenting Cells in Asthma
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 Asthma is a common lung disease affecting 300 million people worldwide. Allergic asthma is recognized as a prototypical Th2 disorder, orchestrated by an aberrant adaptive CD4+ T helper (Th2/Th17) cell immune response against airborne allergens, that ...
Nincy Debeuf +4 more
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A current review on animal models of anti-asthmatic drugs screening
Frontiers in PharmacologyAsthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory condition characterised by airway constriction, smooth muscle spasm, and severe morbidity. It affects around 300 million people globally, with children being especially vulnerable. Despite its worldwide effect,
Shivam Singh +5 more
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Unmasking the role of mast cells in dengue
eLife, 2013 Immune cells called mast cells can hinder rather than help the body's response to dengue virus, which suggests that mast cell products could be used as biomarkers to identify severe forms of the disease.
Panisadee Avirutnan +1 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2017 Cysteinyl leukotrienes (cysLTs), LTC4, and its extracellular metabolites, LTD4 and LTE4, have varied and multiple roles in mediating eosinophilic disorders including host defense against parasitic helminthes and allergic inflammation, especially in the ...
Glaucia A. Thompson-Souza +2 more
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