Not a Drug Trial. We Are Using Anti-IgE to Examine the Role of Pulmonary Mast Cells in Asthma
Not a Drug Trial. We Are Using Anti-IgE to Examine the Role of Pulmonary Mast Cells in Asthma
We are using anti-IgE to investigate the role of pulmonary mast cells in asthma.
Subjects with mild allergic asthma are examined before, immediately after and 2 months after a course of treatment with anti-IgE. The following are examined: Allergen skin tests, allergen induced asthma, peripheral blood basophils, pulmonary bronchial mucosal mast cells.
Inclusion Criteria:
Mild asthma, adults -
Exclusion Criteria:
children. on inhaled or systemic steroids
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