title: Corticosteroid therapy in asthma: are metabolic considerations important?
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006801:Humans; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases