title: Airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma.
abstract: Some asthma triggers exert their major action through cellular inflammatory mechanisms, with resultant airway hyperreactivity to both allergenic and nonallergenic stimuli. Other triggers are simply bronchospastic, so that they do not increase vulnerability. Anti-inflammatory treatments are more important than purely bronchodilator therapy is for long-term control of asthma.
authors.affiliation: Section of Respiratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Saskatoon.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Cockcroft
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000503:physiopathology; D009784:Occupational Diseases
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents