Nitric oxide in exhaled breath is poorly correlated to sputum eosinophils in patients with prednisone-dependent asthma

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Aug;126(2):404-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.05.032.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Asthma* / drug therapy
  • Asthma* / metabolism
  • Asthma* / pathology
  • Breath Tests
  • Cell Count
  • Eosinophils / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
  • Prednisone / administration & dosage*
  • Sputum / cytology
  • Sputum / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Nitric Oxide
  • mepolizumab
  • Prednisone