Glucocorticosteroids are a group of structurally related molecules that includes natural
hormones and synthetic drugs with a wide range of anti‐inflammatory potencies. For …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the most effective controllers of asthma. They suppress
inflammation mainly by switching off multiple activated inflammatory genes through …

In order to investigate the relationship between airways inflammation and disease severity,
and improve the understanding of persistent asthma, 74 asthmatics, with disease severity …

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 …

Background: Oral leukotriene receptor antagonists have been shown to have efficacy in
chronic asthma. Objective: To compare the clinical benefit of montelukast, a once-daily oral …

Many companies are now prioritizing the development of dry powder inhalers (DPIs) above
pressurized formulations of asthma drugs. A well-designed DPI and an appropriate powder …

Acute severe asthma remains a major economic and health burden. The natural history of
acute decompensations is one of resolution and only about 0.4% of patients succumb …

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is a newly described inflammatory lesion characterized by
dense eosinophilic infiltration of the esophagus that occurs in the absence of …

Inhaled corticosteroids have now become established as first-line therapy for patients with
persistent asthma. Corticosteroids are the only currently available asthma therapy that …

Background Inhaled glucocorticoids and oral theophylline are widely used to treat asthma.
We compared the benefits of adding theophylline to inhaled glucocorticoid with those of …