Issues in the use of inhaled glucocorticoids. The Asthma Clinical Research Network.

AK Kamada, SJ Szefler, RJ Martin… - American journal of …, 1996 - atsjournals.org
Asthma is now regarded as an inflammatory disease, and inhaled glucocorticoids (iGCs) are
recommended earlier in the course of treatment of patients with this disorder. Although iGCs …

Glucocorticoid therapy for asthma: clinical pharmacology

SJ Szefler - Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 1991 - Elsevier
We are now well aware that inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of
asthma. This awareness comes at a time when we question the etiology of increased …

Inhaled glucocorticoids for asthma

PJ Barnes - New England Journal of Medicine, 1995 - Mass Medical Soc
Glucocorticoids are the most effective therapy available for patients with asthma. They may
be administered either orally or, much more safely, by inhalation. With the recognition that …

Efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma

PJ Barnes - Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 1998 - Elsevier
Inhaled corticosteroids have now become established as first-line therapy for patients with
persistent asthma. Corticosteroids are the only currently available asthma therapy that …

Efficacy and safety of inhaled corticosteroids: new developments

PJ Barnes, S Pedersen, WW Busse - American journal of respiratory …, 1998 - atsjournals.org
Inhaled corticosteroids have revolutionized the treatment of asthma and have now become
the mainstay of therapy for patients with chronic disease (1). In a supplement to this journal …

Glucocorticoids

IM Adcock, S Mumby - Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Asthma and …, 2017 - Springer
The most effective anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat patients with airways disease are
topical glucocorticosteroids (GCs). These act on virtually all cells within the airway to …

Inhaled glucocorticoids and acute asthma: therapeutic breakthrough or nonspecific effect?

ER McFadden Jr - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 1998 - atsjournals.org
If ever there was a magic potion that should resolve the symptoms of an affliction, it is the
use of glucocorticoids in asthma. Since their first clinical application, there has been uniform …

Systemic effects of inhaled corticosteroids

P Ernst, S Suissa - Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Systemic effects of inhaled corticosteroids : Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine Systemic
effects of inhaled corticosteroids : Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine Log in or Register …

Current issues for establishing inhaled corticosteroids as the antiinflammatory agents of choice in asthma

PJ Barnes - Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 1998 - Elsevier
Airway inflammation appears to be present even in the mildest of asthma, and inhaled
corticosteroids now form the mainstay of asthma therapy. Inhaled corticosteroids largely …

Efficacy and safety of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma

PJ Barnes, S Pedersen - American Review of Respiratory Disease, 1993 - atsjournals.org
Inhaled glucocorticosteroids have now become first-line therapy for the treatment of chronic
asthma in many countries. They are the most effective asthma therapy currently available …