Effects of systemic glucocorticosteroids on peripheral neutrophil functions in asthmatic subjects: an ex vivo study

• Main Authors: P. L. Paggiaro (Author), L. Bancalari (Author), D. Giannessi (Author), W. Bernini (Author), G. Lazzerini (Author), R. Sicari (Author), E. Bacci (Author), F. L. Dente (Author), B. Vagaggini (Author), R. De Caterina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In 21 asthmatic subjects, several functions of isolated peripheral neutrophils (chemokinesis and chemotaxis toward 10% E. coli; superoxide anion generation after PMA; leukotriene B4 (LTB4) release from whole blood and isolated neutrophtls, before and after different stimuli) were evaluated during an...