Effect of an inhaled glucocorticoid on reactive oxygen species production by bronchoalveolar lavage cells from smoking COPD patients

• Principais autores: Gert T. Verhoeven (Autor), Annemarie J.M. Wijkhuijs (Autor), Herbert Hooijkaas (Autor), Henk C. Hoogsteden (Autor), Wim Sluiter (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Hindawi Limited, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Oxidative stress in the lung is important in the pathogenesis of COPD. Published data indicate that glucocorticoids inhibit blood cells in their capacity to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). We investigated the effect of Fluticasone propionate (FP) on the ROS production capabilities of pulmonar...