Could relative abundance of airway lipoxins be the clue to restore corticosteroid sensitivity in severe asthma?

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Jun;137(6):1807-1808. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.02.012. Epub 2016 Apr 12.

Authors

Nurlan Dauletbaev¹, Larry C Lands²

Affiliations

¹ Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: nurlan.dauletbaev@mail.mcgill.ca.
² Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 27084402
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.02.012

No abstract available

Keywords: FRP2/ALX; Severe asthma; corticosteroid resistance; inflammation; leukotriene B4; lipoxin A4; mechanism; review.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Asthma*
Humans
Leukotriene B4
Lipoxins*
Respiratory System

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Lipoxins
Leukotriene B4