… Meta-analysis of 21 studies that evaluated effects on 24-hour or overnight urinary cortisol …
doses of inhaled corticosteroid. The data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis of …

… However, an interaction analysis in this study showed that inhaled corticosteroids were
most beneficial in patients with the “classic” asthma profile (allergy, reversibility, non-smoking, …

… The effect of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) on lung inflammation in COPD remains uncertain.
We sought to determine the effects of ICS on inflammatory indices in bronchial biopsies and …

… This study attempts to integrate multiple investigations of the effects of inhaled and oral
corticosteroids… The strategy pursued is a meta-analytic integration,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 which is an …

… benefit ratio of inhaled corticosteroid treatment for COPD by systematically reviewing the
evidence on the efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of inhaled corticosteroid treatment in patients …

… stable COPD have led to the development of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapies for such
… Prior meta-analyses have yielded conflicting results for the effect of ICS therapy on quality of …

… corticosteroids (1). To summarize the complex literature on inhaled corticosteroids for the
treatment of COPD, our meta-… Pending these studies, we recommend inhaled corticosteroids for …

Background Long-term inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) may reduce growth velocity and final
height of children with asthma. We aimed to evaluate the association between ICS use of >12 …

… effect of the early increase in FEV 1 seen in many trials of inhaled steroids in COPD, this
meta-analysis … The primary outcome measure for this meta-analysis was progression of airflow …

… inhaled corticosteroid used and the effect on bronchial responsiveness. CONCLUSION This
meta-analysis in patients with corticosteroid … , high doses of inhaled corticosteroids decrease …