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Published in: Journal of Inflammation 1/2013

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Do allergic dogs exhibit features of a severe steroid-resistant allergic airway phenotype?

Authors: Edward G Barrett, Christopher M Royer, Karin Rudolph, Phillip J Kuehl

Published in: Journal of Inflammation | Special Issue 1/2013

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Most asthmatic patients respond favorably to corticosteroid therapy, however, a subpopulation of patients (5-10%) display persistent immune activation and airway inflammation, despite high doses of oral/inhaled corticosteroids. The development of more predictive animal models that incorporate the severe steroid-resistant phenotype are needed to better define translational biomarkers and therapeutic targets for this patient population. …
Metadata
Title
Do allergic dogs exhibit features of a severe steroid-resistant allergic airway phenotype?
Authors
Edward G Barrett
Christopher M Royer
Karin Rudolph
Phillip J Kuehl
Publication date
01-08-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Inflammation / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1476-9255
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-9255-10-S1-P40

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