Background: There are links between physical exercise, fine particles and the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB). Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of exercise-induced bronch...
Background: Kalanchoe integra is widely used in folklore medicine as an antiasthmatic agent. Previous studies have shown the ameliorating effect of Kalanchoe integra leaf extract [KILE] on bronchial hyperesponsiveness...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 39970857)and National New Drugs Research Foun-dation of China (No 96-901-05-269).
AIM: To study effects of cryptoporus polysaccharide (CP) on antigen-inducedbronchoconstriction, eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) release in vivo, and on platelet activating factor(PAF)-induced eosinophil chemotaxis in vitr...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate bronchial responsiveness to acetylcholine in allergic airway inflammation of SD rats. METHODS: SD rats were immunized and challenged by chicken ovalbumin (OVA). Airway responsiveness, acetylc...
Objective To explore the role of endothelin (ET) in the pathogenesis of exercise induced asthma (EIA), we investigated the effects of ET B receptor antagonists, ET 1 11 21 fragment and N cis 2,6 dimethylp...
Abstract Objective To investigate the effects of endothelin on the mechanism of exercise induced asthma by taking an animal experiment with Bosentan. Methods Nineteen pathogen free Hartley Guinea pigs were divi...