title: Antiasthmatic action of corticosteroids: a review of the literature on their mechanism of action.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000187:drug effects; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003348:Cortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006632:Histamine / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy; D008168:Lung / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D011817:Rabbits; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D013566:Sympathomimetics; D003907:Dexamethasone; D006632:Histamine; D003348:Cortisone; D006854:Hydrocortisone