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Effects of fluticasone propionate and beclomethasone dipropionate on parameters of inflammation in peripheral blood of patients with asthma.
Allergy - 1 Jul 1998
Bootsma G P, Koenderman L, Dekhuijzen P N, Festen J, Lammers J W, van Herwaarden C L
Abstract excerpt
Bronchial inflammation plays a central role in asthma. We investigated whether parameters of inflammation were increased in peripheral blood. Furthermore, we tested whether fluticasone propionate (FP), a new inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), and beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) affected these parameters. FP 750 microg/day and BDP 1500 microg/day were compared in a randomized, crossover study consisting of two 6-week...
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